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Ken Kesey was born in 1935 in Oregon and had a conventional upbringing, but he had a transformative experience in college when he moved to an unconventional neighborhood in California and volunteered for CIA-sponsored LSD experiments. This exposure to psychedelic drugs and unconventional thinkers inspired Kesey to write his acclaimed novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. After its success, Kesey gathered a group of friends known as the Merry Pranksters and lived communally in California, promoting psychedelic and countercultural experiences through their activities.
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- Begin with class brainstorm on the Sixtiesโฆ Ken Kesey is forever connected with everything that we think of when we think of the 1960s. When we learn about his life we also hear a lot about a very particular period in our history. The background is of the Bay Bridge because much of Keseyโs life unfolded in the Bay Area.
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