Tyler introduces himself and hands him a business card. He notices that Tyler has the exact suitcase as his. On the plane trip back, he meets a strange man named Tyler Durden seated next to him. Shortly after, the Narrator goes on a business trip. So now he wants her to quit becoming a “tourist”.Īfter he confronts her, she agrees to only go to group therapy on certain days. Not only does it annoy him that she’s obviously faking illness, whenever she shows up, he can’t cry at therapy group sessions anymore. The Narrator goes and before he knows it, becomes addicted to therapy groups in general, because he gains the emotional support from them that is so lacking in his own life.Ī few weeks later, a mysterious woman named Marla starts showing up at these same therapy sessions as well, and he instantly hates her on sight because she’s a distraction. His doctor, annoyed by his whining, tells him to gain a greater perspective on life by going to a testicular cancer therapy group to see real problems worth stressing about.
His entire life is based around acquiring things, and it appears that he has no one in his life, not even a best friend.Ĭonsequently, he becomes depressed and starts suffering from insomnia. He is a white collar corporate drone living an emotionally and spiritually impoverished existence. However, just to refresh everyone’s memory, let’s do a recap first. What is it specifically that Fight Club explored in terms of human psychology? Below, I will go into a fully detailed deconstruction of the movie. The film does such a good job, in fact, that I think it would be great required viewing in any Psych 101 class. I don’t think I have ever seen a movie that explored so many complex theories with such depth and clarity.
However, having actually studied psychology in college, I think that Fight Club (1999) might be the exception to the rule.
The last thing anyone should be doing is looking to any movie as reference. Either they oversimplify reality or stretch credulity to its limits. Let’s face it–movies aren’t credible sources of information. WARNING: Please do not read this essay if you’ve never watched Fight Club, as it contains major spoilers.
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