Welcome back to the second part of the four-part series of essays discussing whether or not Patrick Bateman was, indeed, a psychopath. We will be exploring personality disorders, specifically looking at antisocial personality disorder. Click here to read part one.
Patrick Bateman is a self-absorbed, pop-culture obsessed, materialistic, greedy, young man who feigns social niceties and political correctness yet has no issue saying what he really feels when he believes no one is listening. He has a constant need to fit in, and a need to never be seen alone, even if he is with people he despises, at least no one is seeing him alone. He is caught up and has been consumed wholly by the consumerist culture of the 1980s.
Patrick lets the audience
Patrick Bateman is a self-absorbed, pop-culture obsessed, materialistic, greedy, young man who feigns social niceties and political correctness yet has no issue saying what he really feels when he believes no one is listening. He has a constant need to fit in, and a need to never be seen alone, even if he is with people he despises, at least no one is seeing him alone. He is caught up and has been consumed wholly by the consumerist culture of the 1980s.
Patrick lets the audience