Analysis
Fight Club is told through the first person point of view by the protagonist, an unnamed narrator. The narrator is telling the story as if it were happening in the present, but all of it is the past. Viewing the novel from this point of view is important because the reader can see the internal and external struggles of the narrator, as well as his thoughts and feelings resulting from these struggles through great detail. The narrator also gives his view of the foreshadowed events, like the ending of the novel foreshadowed in chapter one. Palahniuk uses foreshadows throughout Fight Club to tell the reader what is going to happening without plainly telling them., this technique is successful in drawing the reader closer to the book. …show more content…
Cancer is everywhere in Fight Club, in more than one meaning. Many of the characters either have or were thought to have cancer, Big Bob, Marla, and even the unnamed narrator. Cancer is, by definition, “any disease characterized by such growths,” but cancer has another definition, “any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively.” The narrator attended cancer supports group meetings, but instead of having physical cancer, the Tyler Durden part of him was the cancer. Tyler was the one who caused destruction, and caused what is viewed as an “evil plan” to spread. When the narrator traveled for his job, he was really spreading the cancer known as Project Mayhem. It is considered destructive and evil to most, but it is not the true cancer in the novel. Today’s high class society and the corruptions of the world are the true …show more content…
Tyler started Project Mayhem and began completing destructive tasks without the narrator knowing about it. Big Bob joins Project Mayhem and changes from a soft, loving guy to a confused, out-of-control man. During on the missions, he is killed, which leads the narrator to become furious and want to shut down Project Mayhem. The narrator goes on a voyage to find Tyler and solve the problems that he caused, but is soon faced with the realization that Tyler cannot be controlled or solved. The only way that the narrator feels could possible control Tyler is by ending him, which means, ending his
Fight Club is told through the first person point of view by the protagonist, an unnamed narrator. The narrator is telling the story as if it were happening in the present, but all of it is the past. Viewing the novel from this point of view is important because the reader can see the internal and external struggles of the narrator, as well as his thoughts and feelings resulting from these struggles through great detail. The narrator also gives his view of the foreshadowed events, like the ending of the novel foreshadowed in chapter one. Palahniuk uses foreshadows throughout Fight Club to tell the reader what is going to happening without plainly telling them., this technique is successful in drawing the reader closer to the book. …show more content…
Cancer is everywhere in Fight Club, in more than one meaning. Many of the characters either have or were thought to have cancer, Big Bob, Marla, and even the unnamed narrator. Cancer is, by definition, “any disease characterized by such growths,” but cancer has another definition, “any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively.” The narrator attended cancer supports group meetings, but instead of having physical cancer, the Tyler Durden part of him was the cancer. Tyler was the one who caused destruction, and caused what is viewed as an “evil plan” to spread. When the narrator traveled for his job, he was really spreading the cancer known as Project Mayhem. It is considered destructive and evil to most, but it is not the true cancer in the novel. Today’s high class society and the corruptions of the world are the true …show more content…
Tyler started Project Mayhem and began completing destructive tasks without the narrator knowing about it. Big Bob joins Project Mayhem and changes from a soft, loving guy to a confused, out-of-control man. During on the missions, he is killed, which leads the narrator to become furious and want to shut down Project Mayhem. The narrator goes on a voyage to find Tyler and solve the problems that he caused, but is soon faced with the realization that Tyler cannot be controlled or solved. The only way that the narrator feels could possible control Tyler is by ending him, which means, ending his