Fight Club Interpretations

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  • Created on: 22-05-17 14:44
Bly
"The anguish of soft men"
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Faludi
"American manhood under siege"
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Crompton
"some men find themselves as isolated as any 50s housewife"
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Bly
"part of their grief rose out of remoteness from their fathers"
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Crompton
"For many men, the twenty-first century paradise of constant communication is closer to purgatory"
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Faludi
"Lap dancing emporiums; the boom in male cosmetic surgery; abuse of steroid; the bonanza of miracle hair-growth drugs and the brisk sales of viagra"
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Bly
"the images of adult manhood given by the popular culture are worn out; a man can no longer depend on them"
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Ta
"The injuries the narrator gains by fighting are a physical manifestation of his splintering personality... To gain back his sanity he needs to forgo the trappings of masculinity"
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Bly
"self abuse and pain is a way to masculinity and power"
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"American manhood under siege"

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Faludi

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"some men find themselves as isolated as any 50s housewife"

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"part of their grief rose out of remoteness from their fathers"

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"For many men, the twenty-first century paradise of constant communication is closer to purgatory"

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