"You are not your bank account, you are not the clothes you wear. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your bowel cancer. You are not your Grande Latte. You are not the car you drive. You are not your …. khakis." (Fincher 1999) David Fincher’s 1999 film Fight Club is a movie discussing issues in modern masculinity, social stratification and relations of power. By presenting us with a character completely opposite in the extremes of his alter egos. From here he shows us the issues not only with the current male but the issues that could occur if hyper masculinity is allowed to dominate.
To better explain the points, I will discuss in this piece a brief summary of the piece is necessary. The film follows the life of Jack a 30 year old white male office worker (CN) in his journey as he suffers from insomnia. To better cope with his insomnia or because of it he creates unbeknownst to himself an alter ego named Tyler Durden. Throughout the film Tyler exists as a separate character however its important to remember he actually only exists in the consciousness of Jack.
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Before they move into their new house they go to a bar called Lukes Tavern. Tyler asks Jack “I want you to hit me as hard as you can.” Remember Tyler does not exist and Jack is only hurting himself. From here it becomes a weekly tradition every Saturday that Jack and Tyler fight at Luke’s tavern every Saturday. The program grows exponentially with many members in just a few weeks. From here Tyler starts assigning members of fight club with “homework assignments.” The assignments include acts of vandalism and deviance all these are carried out by fight club members whose jobs put them in a position where they can affect the upper class. For example, the airport workers distribute new manuals that tell passengers in case of an emergency to
To better explain the points, I will discuss in this piece a brief summary of the piece is necessary. The film follows the life of Jack a 30 year old white male office worker (CN) in his journey as he suffers from insomnia. To better cope with his insomnia or because of it he creates unbeknownst to himself an alter ego named Tyler Durden. Throughout the film Tyler exists as a separate character however its important to remember he actually only exists in the consciousness of Jack.
His life changes when he meets the mysterious Tyler Durden …show more content…
Before they move into their new house they go to a bar called Lukes Tavern. Tyler asks Jack “I want you to hit me as hard as you can.” Remember Tyler does not exist and Jack is only hurting himself. From here it becomes a weekly tradition every Saturday that Jack and Tyler fight at Luke’s tavern every Saturday. The program grows exponentially with many members in just a few weeks. From here Tyler starts assigning members of fight club with “homework assignments.” The assignments include acts of vandalism and deviance all these are carried out by fight club members whose jobs put them in a position where they can affect the upper class. For example, the airport workers distribute new manuals that tell passengers in case of an emergency to