Theme in Fight Club

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By Miss

Mullahy

And Mr.Rose

hemes


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In contemporary literary studies, a theme is the

Central topic, subject, or concept the

author is trying to point out.


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Themes

-Masculinity In Crisis

- Identity in crisis

- Anti-consumerism

- Anti Capitalism


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Masculinity In Crisis

Masculinity in Crisis isdemonstrated through thenarrator attending asupport group, RemainingMen Together. The narratormeets Bob who hasdeveloped breasts.

Men are shown to turn toviolence in an attempt toreawaken their senses.

Also in the support group aman starts to cry becausehe couldnt give his ex wifechildren.


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Identity in Crisis

Identity in Crisis is shown throughout the entirety of the film.A prominent point to this is that the narrator has never been heard to havea name as well as the other members in Project Mayhem.Also, in one of the first sequences, the people in the office are all wearingformal suits, drinking coffee and photocopying, they each dont have their

identity, they are a copy of a copy of a copy

The character Marla, is shown to attend support groups for testicularcancer, this shows that she herself doesnt know who she is.


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Anti Consumerism

- Anti consumerism is shown in the IKEA scene as a voiceover takes us through the

narrators apartment indicating that he is a compulsive buyer and when he sees it

he has to have it as he explains that it defines him.

- Another scene that shows anti consumerism is when Tyler is talking in the bar with

the narrator. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so wecan buy shit we don't need. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day

we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't.


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Anti CapitalismAnti-Capitalism in the film is much like anti-consumerism. However, the end sequence focuses just on

anti-capitalism . As you can See from the shot below their is a long shot of Marla and the narratorholding hands looking out to the exploding collapse of the Financial district which is where credit card

companies are based. The collapse of the buildings meant debts to be cleared.

What you have to remember for Anti-Capitalism is that it all links into the idea of a broken America and

failed American dream. It also highlights that most people are left feeling unfulfilled, i.e the narrator.


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Exam Tips

Remember When answering questions onThemes, make sure you dont drift off the subject

and begin describing what is happening in the

sequence, unless it has specific relevance to thequestion this is just time wasting and irrelevant.

Unless it the question asks you to talk about onespecific theme, make sure that you mention all

three of them. It shows the examiner that youknow what you are talking about and can earn

you those few extra marks.


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