Kesey uses Chiefs invisibility as a way to show that those who are seen as different because of their skin color, race, or expressing their individuality freely are pushed down by society. ... It is in this setting that the patients all laugh for the first time, this is seen when Chief notices them all "swinging with laughter that rang out on the water in ever-widening circles"(pg.235). ...

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