Philosophy of FIGHT CLUB

Issue of accountability: If he becomes Tyler because of his sleep-deprivation, is he accountable for what Tyler does? Legally, maybe it is a NO. But socially, yes, he cannot escape Tyler's doings. And yet, a part of his psyche wants to be Tyler therefore is he accountable?

 

If you have never been in a fight, how much do you really know about yourself? They experienced real pain and intense emotions/feelings so much so that he found that it downplays the seriousness/scariness of other worldly phenomenon/events.

His alter ego takes him on a literate “Acid test” to aid him in overcoming the acceptance that there is no God and no purpose/plan for his life: other than the one that he must create for himself.

Societal norms that “wanton violence” and/or violence for the pleasure of it is unacceptable….especially if it manifests itself in the apparently civilised and cultured space of the white collar work environment.

Dualism of man: in FIGHT CLUB, he knows that there are two sides to a person and was allowing himself to become more of the other person that he wanted to be. He went from “having the rules made up for him and following these said rules” to looking and living outside the “rules”.

You need to let go of control- at least sometimes…to fully enjoy life’s moments.

FIGHT CLUB was initially formed to be a space-time for equality for its members but soon Tyler gains power through a cult of personality. Then FIGHT CLUB developed into Project Mayhem and members were now recruited and subject to orders from Tyler/Jack. Hierarchy is a natural occurrence in any organisation.

Despite what they claim about rejecting societal concepts of categorisation (inclusive of the concept of “masculinity”), they use this concept to reposition themselves. They use it as an “other” to define their “me”.