"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"...how Kenny Kesey uses humor to disguise underlying truths.

In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, the author uses humor in the characters' sarcastic comments and bantering to faintly disguise the truths beneath. Kesey writes about men who find themselves trapped in a crazy world and each man is seeking his own solution. It is evident that the only sane response to a crazy situation is humor. "Everyday, the people of this Earth take part in the simple act called laughter. …

…for humorous purposes, although there are also disguised truths within it. In order for us to further understand the existence of things, such as humor, we have to ignore our feelings and sacrifice the pleasure and ask questions that help us discover what it is about humor that is so powerful. So remember these words from Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: "When you lose your sense of humor, you lose your footing."