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English

FIGHT CLUB

INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS ON THE

TITLE NARRATOR 'S STATE OF DENIAL Name Course Tutor College Date

In the story `fight club ' the narrator is in denial that he is fighting himself since he cannot deal with the fears within him . This is due to his materialism which he uses as a basis of identifying himself as well as his struggle to assert his masculinity . The narrator is said to work as a Product Recall Specialist where he is supposed to organize product

recalls of defective models if the cost of out-of-court settlements paid to the next of kin is higher than the recall cost . Though he has been able to acquire various possessions through this job , he hates what he does as well as his lifestyle (Chuck 1-15

This consumerism leaves him disillusioned and he defines himself in terms of the things he owns . This is well illustrated by what Tyler who is a fixation of the narrator schizophrenia says You 're not your job You 're not how much money you have in the bank . You 're not the car you drive . You 're not the contents of your wallet . You 're not your fucking khakis . The things you own , end up owning you .Fuck off with your sofa units and strife green stripe patterns , I say never be complete , I say stop being perfect , I say let . lets evolve , let the chips fall where they may ' However the narrator retorts that Look , nobody...

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