1. When Tyler tells The Narrator to “let go” before getting into a car accident, how does this resonate with Buddhism?
2. The Narrator has a moment that parallels the concept of Samsara—in which Tyler states that every night he dies, and is reborn again by the morning as a result of attending support groups. What does Tyler mean when he states this?
3. How does Tyler’s alter ego representative of the four noble truths?
4. Does Tyler reach his own personal Nirvana by the end of the film? Please explain why or why not.
5. Does Bob’s death have any significance to the plot, and does it have any relationship to Buddhism?
2. The Narrator has a moment that parallels the concept of Samsara—in which Tyler states that every night he dies, and is reborn again by the morning as a result of attending support groups. What does Tyler mean when he states this?
3. How does Tyler’s alter ego representative of the four noble truths?
4. Does Tyler reach his own personal Nirvana by the end of the film? Please explain why or why not.
5. Does Bob’s death have any significance to the plot, and does it have any relationship to Buddhism?