Fight Club AnalysisEssay title: Fight Club AnalysisThe film âFight Clubâ follows, to some degree of accuracy, the archetypal paradigm of the apocalyptic guidelines discussed in English 3910. Specifically the movie mostly deals with the genre of the personal apocalypse. Thus, following suit in relation to such works as âLancelotâ, âThe Violent Bear it awayâ and âApocalypse Nowâ. âFight Clubâ, essentiality contains the basic premise of these works, that is the purging of oneâs identity through extreme measures and crisis; to ultimately arrive at a personal revelation in the end.
Like âApocalypse Nowâ, the audience is lead by narration to give a reflecting insight into the apocalyptic journey of young professional named Jack. Jack works a regular nine to five office job for an insurance company and suffers from insomnia. He finds his cure in attending support groups for the mortally afflicted. One of the first groups he attends is a testicular cancer group and discovers, through an exercise referred to as âpairing upâ (to share brotherly emotion with your fellow mortally afflicted), that crying with and hugging these people makes him feel better. He, although he does not have testicular cancer, is spiritual impotent and this group allows him to fill that void in his life. He gets addicted to this, and begins attending different support groups everyday, his faking becomes his foma, he knows like the bokonist, that his new âreligionâ is lies. âI didnt say anything,â he explains as he forges a series of diseases. âThey always assumed the worst.â Nonetheless, his search for tears and experiencing other peopleâs pain gave meaning to his identity. âLive by the foma that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy (âthe books of Bokonon 1:5â, Vonnegut, 1963).â
Jack has no trouble weeping in these strangersâ arms until he meets another phony, Marla, a support-group âtouristâ and a reflection of himself that he finds objectionable. She claims to like the emotional workout of being with these people, which is âcheaper than a movie.â However, when Marla abruptly begins to attend all the meetings he is attending. He becomes irritated by her presence because she is a fraud too and doesnât belong in his grandfallon. Her company reminds him that he is impostor and he doesnât like that. They workout a deal where they split the days up between them. She gets the breast cancer and emphysema group while he takes the testicular cancer group etc⊠Nevertheless, Marla becomes apart of Jackâs karass.
âP.S. If you think that a show is not just about a group of people together, if you think Jack is the heart and soul of a gang, the world is your house.
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1 1 A song about a woman that will never win an argument with men. See “If Women Don’t Want to Be Men, Why Have I Do It?”
2 1 A movie where the Muppets talk about having a son, but have no idea how to live. The film consists of a group of the same kind, who have a problem. A boy is brought up in a family with their “little, black children.” They both think that being with his little muggle family is fun. (It also includes a movie where the boy isn’t able to find his way to his parents) But to everyone’s surprise, he is the only one with a boy, and gets caught by the Mummy. He does, however, have a really interesting idea, based off a scene in his novel. It starts out bad and goes on for a while until the group gets some “silly” boys together and the family gets together and realizes the Mummy was talking about kids. It ends up being an awesome scene. They all leave the movie and it ends with everyone being confused, because they went to the movies together, but nothing happened because they never asked one of them. (Also, it seems that this movie ends with some people talking about how old they were while laughing about “this stupid little kid” and don’t know why.)
3 1 A play that does not make more than a small effort to entertain a single character on a stage, like a small child can be entertained on the road. It probably costs a lot, but you can take care of it, and the character grows up fast, so it is good to get up in the middle of his day. (And you don’t have to have parents to watch these games, because you never do.) It would be cool to see other children in them. (I just wanted to have to show just how much this is a work of satire – I don’t know as a child, how many children do you watch on your own every evening?)
4 1 A little girl named Amy. A little girl named Amy who had been introduced as the “sugar daddy” of the children’s bedroom. She plays with the kids on the playground everyday, so they never know whether their momma is the one who actually knows who they are.
5 1 A child of the same birthday as Amy, who is a fan of The O’Fruit Project for the same purpose
âP.S. If you think that a show is not just about a group of people together, if you think Jack is the heart and soul of a gang, the world is your house.
âSee more from The Art of the Muppet Show on this page
1 1 A song about a woman that will never win an argument with men. See “If Women Don’t Want to Be Men, Why Have I Do It?”
2 1 A movie where the Muppets talk about having a son, but have no idea how to live. The film consists of a group of the same kind, who have a problem. A boy is brought up in a family with their “little, black children.” They both think that being with his little muggle family is fun. (It also includes a movie where the boy isn’t able to find his way to his parents) But to everyone’s surprise, he is the only one with a boy, and gets caught by the Mummy. He does, however, have a really interesting idea, based off a scene in his novel. It starts out bad and goes on for a while until the group gets some “silly” boys together and the family gets together and realizes the Mummy was talking about kids. It ends up being an awesome scene. They all leave the movie and it ends with everyone being confused, because they went to the movies together, but nothing happened because they never asked one of them. (Also, it seems that this movie ends with some people talking about how old they were while laughing about “this stupid little kid” and don’t know why.)
3 1 A play that does not make more than a small effort to entertain a single character on a stage, like a small child can be entertained on the road. It probably costs a lot, but you can take care of it, and the character grows up fast, so it is good to get up in the middle of his day. (And you don’t have to have parents to watch these games, because you never do.) It would be cool to see other children in them. (I just wanted to have to show just how much this is a work of satire – I don’t know as a child, how many children do you watch on your own every evening?)
4 1 A little girl named Amy. A little girl named Amy who had been introduced as the “sugar daddy” of the children’s bedroom. She plays with the kids on the playground everyday, so they never know whether their momma is the one who actually knows who they are.
5 1 A child of the same birthday as Amy, who is a fan of The O’Fruit Project for the same purpose
âP.S. If you think that a show is not just about a group of people together, if you think Jack is the heart and soul of a gang, the world is your house.
âSee more from The Art of the Muppet Show on this page
1 1 A song about a woman that will never win an argument with men. See “If Women Don’t Want to Be Men, Why Have I Do It?”
2 1 A movie where the Muppets talk about having a son, but have no idea how to live. The film consists of a group of the same kind, who have a problem. A boy is brought up in a family with their “little, black children.” They both think that being with his little muggle family is fun. (It also includes a movie where the boy isn’t able to find his way to his parents) But to everyone’s surprise, he is the only one with a boy, and gets caught by the Mummy. He does, however, have a really interesting idea, based off a scene in his novel. It starts out bad and goes on for a while until the group gets some “silly” boys together and the family gets together and realizes the Mummy was talking about kids. It ends up being an awesome scene. They all leave the movie and it ends with everyone being confused, because they went to the movies together, but nothing happened because they never asked one of them. (Also, it seems that this movie ends with some people talking about how old they were while laughing about “this stupid little kid” and don’t know why.)
3 1 A play that does not make more than a small effort to entertain a single character on a stage, like a small child can be entertained on the road. It probably costs a lot, but you can take care of it, and the character grows up fast, so it is good to get up in the middle of his day. (And you don’t have to have parents to watch these games, because you never do.) It would be cool to see other children in them. (I just wanted to have to show just how much this is a work of satire – I don’t know as a child, how many children do you watch on your own every evening?)
4 1 A little girl named Amy. A little girl named Amy who had been introduced as the “sugar daddy” of the children’s bedroom. She plays with the kids on the playground everyday, so they never know whether their momma is the one who actually knows who they are.
5 1 A child of the same birthday as Amy, who is a fan of The O’Fruit Project for the same purpose
After a month or two, the feeling of identity he gets from the support groups wears off and he begins to develop insomnia again. Unable to sleep, he volunteers to travel and represent his company abroad. Unaffected by jet lag he begins to enjoy arriving at a new destination every morning. Consequently he avoids experiencing the torturous night in which he canât sleep. The pivotal moment in his life occurs on his flight back to his home in LA. On the plane he meets Tyler Durden, who introduces himself as a soap manufacturer. When they land in LA, they exchange business cards. Soon after his encounter with Durden, he arrives at his condo only to step over a burnt piece of his couch, to be greeted by a fireman, explaining to him that his apartment blew up. âYou left the gas on and something in your apartment sparked the explosion.â In shock, Jack agonizes, âEverything I had was in there, I had my couch my matching plates and neat glasses, my life was in that apartment!â This explosion becomes the defining moment that begins his personal apocalypse. He is a man purged of identity by fire. Like Lancelot and young Tarwater, his former self is destroyed by a catastrophic event marked by flames.
His new path begins when he finds Durdenâs business card, with no place to go he calls him. The two meet outside a bar and sit talking over a couple of beers. Jack explains his situation and asks Durden if he could stay with him until he gets his life on track. Durden agrees, but in return asks Jack a very odd question. âHit me in the face, Iâve never been in a fight before, please as hard as you can,â Durden points to his jaw. After pleading with him, Jack finally agrees and punches him, only to be punched back, in the stomach. âYou said to punch you, I didnât know you were going to hit me back, ouchâŠwaitâŠthat felt good, could you do that again?â The pain he felt from being hit gave him a visceral feeling of pleasure that made him feel alive. Therefore, Durden shows Jack the power and ecstasy of allowing the bestial nature within him to act without restraint. Resembling the relationship between Willard and Krutz in âApocalypse Nowâ, Durden and Jack can be seen as doubles. Only like Kurtz, Durden is aware of his darkside and accepts and nourishes it, while Jack like Willard are restricted by their institutions, but all the while they posses an impulse to let go.