I can see the…seams where they're put together. And, almost, see the apparatus inside them take the words I just said and try to fit the words in here and there, this place and that, and when they find the words don't have any place ready-made where they'll fit, the machinery disposes of the words like they weren't even spoken.
In Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the narrator expresses a profound awareness of the limitations in communication. He perceives the intricacies of how words are assembled and delivered, noting the struggle of language to find its rightful place in conversation. This highlights the mechanical nature of communication, suggesting that words can be manipulated to fit certain contexts, which may not always be natural or genuine.
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