One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Chapter Summaries

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Welcome and Vermont

“Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family. No one is a criminal. No one is an addict. No one is a failure.” (Chapter 1)
This book is written in the perspective of Cadence Sinclair Eastman, the daughter of Penny Sinclair. The Sinclairs were a rich, prominent family, who own their own island (Beachwood). She was involved in an accident that she can't remember. Cadence’s dad left her mom when she was 15. “Then he pulled out a handgun and shot me in the chest. I was standing on the lawn and I fell. The bullet hole opened wide and my heart rolled out of my rib cage and down into a flower bed. Blood gushed rhythmically from my open wound, then from my eyes,my ears,my mouth.” (chapter 2, lines 19-22) I was confused at first, before I realized it was a metaphor. This quote stuck out to me after reading. It showed how powerful her feelings were when her dad left. She would spend her summers on the island with the rest of her family. Most of the time spent with her cousins, John and Mirren, and John’s mom’s …show more content…
None of the liars contacted her, which is strange. I hope they aren’t mad at her. Maybe her accident caused them to stop talking to her. When she gets there, Clairmont is all redone, and looks very modern. I don’t know why Harris (her grandfather) would do something like that. He built all the houses on the island in the same Victorian style, and changed this pattern. He also got rid of everything from the old house, including her late grandmother’s belongings. This is also strange to me. So much has changed since Cadence’s last visit. She finally sees the rest of the liars, and they live in Cuddledown now. Mirren says she won’t go to dinner with the family. Everyone seems to be acting so strange. For example, when Cadence asked about the tree with the rope swing, and Carrie walking around in Johnny’s
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