Fight+Club

There were several reasons why we chose to read the novel, “Fight Club,” by Chuck Palahniuk. From reading online descriptions, we have seen that the book contains many elements related to what the class had discussed in what they would want to see in a good book. Reviews have called it sharply written with interesting and mysterious characters. The plot has been called apocalyptic, satirical, and ironic. It also includes a lot of action and dark deadpan humor. The book has been called a classic and was a hit bestseller when it came out in 1996. It was also adapted into a popular Oscar-nominated film directed by David Fincher in 2000, starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. Both the book and the movie have become staples in pop culture. The four of us think that this book will be fun to read and we are looking forward to reading it and discussing it. The plot and its theme are of great interest of us and we expect to enjoy it very much.


 * APPROVED

Week 1 A- B- C- D- Summary-****We discussed the main characters and our opinions on them. We spoke about our favorite characters and we shared our opinions about the opening seen at the building. We talked about Tyler and Marla's relationship and what we thought was going to happen in the future with them and if we thought they should be together. Joe asked a lot of good questions that really made us think hardly about this book and their situations.**


 * Week 2 - Language

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Summary:We discussed the main characters and our opinions on them.

Week 5 - Open Discussion

In our last meeting, we focused mainly on the revelation that Tyler Durden was nothing but a split personality of the schizophrenic narrator. We talked about the narrator's decision to kill Tyler therefore killing himself. We discussed the subject of suicide, if we think it's right. We agreed that the narrator should have let Marla help him like she offered. Joe, who had seen the movie prior to having read the novel pointed out some of the differences between the two. We talked about Chuck Palahniuk's writing style, how he writes his dialogue and how he goes into great depth and detail. One of the questions asked was that if we had to describe the novel in one word, what would that be? We decided that the novel was mainly about identity. The narrator was lost in his life and he wanted to be a different person, therefore he created Tyler Durden. Even though he did not intentionally do this, Durden was everything the narrator wanted to be. "Fight Club" is about a man trying to figure out who he is and what he what he thought he needed to do to fulfill his dull and simple life. We all enjoyed the novel though we all agreed that it was confusing and even frustrating at times. We agreed that the twist ending was great and none of us saw it coming. This was the first novel I had read by Chuck Palahniuk and I'm looking forward to reading some of his other works and also seeing David Fincher's film adaptation of this book.**