The main female presence within the film is Marla, played by Helena Bonham Carter, who Jack meets during a support group meeting session, is labelled as an imposter as she is a female in a support group for men with testicular cancer. Support groups themselves can also be viewed as feminine due to the fact people go there the share their feelings and look for guidance, which is typically taboo for masculinity. Their conversations are full of emotion as well as hatred and passion which suggests to the reader that the confrontations between Jack and Marla are feminine (Khun & Rubin, 37), when comparing them to the violent, aggressive Fight Club for men. As Marla is the only true female representation she can be seen as a function of the text, as she beings to foster a sense of conflict between Tyler and Jack when she portrayed as a sort of consolation prize for the victor of the struggle for dominance between the two masculine characters.
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Rather than being implemented as the typical female character used to attract the male gaze, she resists this role and eventually becomes Jacks downfall when he realises she is not the only “imposter” attending the support groups, (Kuhn & Rubin, 42). “Her lie reflected my lie. Suddenly, I felt nothing. I couldn’t cry, so once again I couldn’t sleep” (Fight Club, 1999). The end of the film signifies a reunification of the genders as Jack and Marla hold hands, overcoming their
Rather than being implemented as the typical female character used to attract the male gaze, she resists this role and eventually becomes Jacks downfall when he realises she is not the only “imposter” attending the support groups, (Kuhn & Rubin, 42). “Her lie reflected my lie. Suddenly, I felt nothing. I couldn’t cry, so once again I couldn’t sleep” (Fight Club, 1999). The end of the film signifies a reunification of the genders as Jack and Marla hold hands, overcoming their