Fight Club is about how an average man is unfulfilled with his life. He’s an insomniac that goes to these support groups that help people go through diseases in hopes to get a nights sleep. He discovers that his spirit animal is a penguin; penguins are flightless birds that always wear a suit and are weak. He creates this masculine alpha male he wants to become in his mind. The theme is masculinity. Tyler Durden is what the narrator wants to be; confident, charismatic, powerful, sexually dominant, and in charge of his own destiny. Everything that the narrator is not. “May I never be complete.” (Page 46). His lack of masculinity makes him turn to work and shopping for pointless junk he doesn’t want. Tyler Durden came from a pigment of his imagination showing the narrator that
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Fight club introduced a masculine environment by two males fighting until they pass out or say stop while a group of men watched. Fighting is a way that men show how masculine they are. “The first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club.” (Page 48). The men who join this club are also average men who want to add something to their boring lives. Robert Paulson is the best example of a guy that has zero masculinity what-so-ever. He lost his testicles to cancer making his estrogen levels go higher making him have female breasts and more emotionally sensitive. When he joins fight club and fights with other men instead of going to the support group, it makes him more masculine and less of a loser. Men tend to judge other men about how masculine they are and if they could take them in a fight. Joining fight club helped boost men’s masculinity. Tyler Durden is someone that thinks like a super masculine man would. He’s someone that men would follow in hopes to be something like him. He’s a leader that everyone follows because of his masculine and confidence. “Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer...” (Page
Fight club introduced a masculine environment by two males fighting until they pass out or say stop while a group of men watched. Fighting is a way that men show how masculine they are. “The first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club.” (Page 48). The men who join this club are also average men who want to add something to their boring lives. Robert Paulson is the best example of a guy that has zero masculinity what-so-ever. He lost his testicles to cancer making his estrogen levels go higher making him have female breasts and more emotionally sensitive. When he joins fight club and fights with other men instead of going to the support group, it makes him more masculine and less of a loser. Men tend to judge other men about how masculine they are and if they could take them in a fight. Joining fight club helped boost men’s masculinity. Tyler Durden is someone that thinks like a super masculine man would. He’s someone that men would follow in hopes to be something like him. He’s a leader that everyone follows because of his masculine and confidence. “Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer...” (Page