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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1963): Kesey's first novel. This book contains many parallels to events and people within The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Storming Heaven and LSD (1998): A history of LSD and its influence on American culture.

On the Road (1976): A novel by Jack Kerouac. The main character, Dean Moriarty, is based on Prankster Neal Cassady.

Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters (2010): A collection of letters between Kerouac and Ginsberg from 1944 to 1969. The two men were prominent producers of the Beat Generation's art and literature.

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