And I have to say, the ending and revelation caught me completely off guard. I just find this so uninteresting.Īnd yet, the unnamed main character is still an engaging one and I was still intrigued by his journey. A lot of the issues these men have is due to people in positions of power, and yet their discontent focuses on the supposed emasculation of men. The men involved in fight club have completely given up on bettering their lives - the unnamed main character literally goes to a cancer survivors meeting to feel something, to feel better about his own life - while complaining about structural violence that impacts men. However, it doesn’t really have anything substantive to say about either - in fact, it seems to romanticise the men’s behaviour rather than criticising it. It’s not even the nihilistic world view that I have a problem with, because I love The Catcher in the Rye - I have a feeling it’s the writing I couldn’t quite enjoy.įight Club has many interpretations, ones that are often fought over as, every few years, another article or Twitter thread comes out saying ‘Everyone misunderstands Fight Club,’ but my interpretation of the book is that it’s a satire on consumerism and American masculinity. I both enjoyed the book and severely disliked it, and I still can’t completely wrap my head around why. I have a complicated understanding of Fight Club.
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