With the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, the Western world was experiencing a period of metamorphosis. The collapse of the communist nation was viewed as irrefutable proof that capitalism reigned supreme over the Maoist and Marxist economic and social ideologies that dominated Soviet culture. Indeed, it seemed as if these ideologies that had 'failed' were to be casted aside and hung on history's wall of shame. Then enters the 1996 publication of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. It was met with almost instant success; the masses viewed it as a relatable story of an emasculated man contributing societal regression out of frustration. However, given the time period and Palahniuk's description of service workers, which closely mirrors the definition
