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Essay / Psychological analysis of the film: Fight Club - 1850
The anonymous narrator has not slept for six months. As a traveling employee, he experiences bouts of jet lag. He is a self-proclaimed slave to consumerism, buying decorations for his apartment every chance he gets. Suggested by his doctor to visit a testicular cancer support group, the narrator meets Robert "Bob" Paulson. The narrator bursts into tears when he is kissed by Bob. He becomes addicted to attending support groups because the emotional release he gets allows him to sleep. Conflict arises when a woman named Marla Singer appears. Having seen her in several support groups, he calls her a “tourist”. He was now back to square one: the narrator, once again, couldn't sleep. He confronts her, where they agree to split their planned support group meetings. However, he continues to suffer from insomnia. On a flight home, the narrator meets soap salesman Tyler Durden. When he returns home, he discovers that his condominium has been destroyed during the night. With no place to stay, the narrator calls Tyler. Tyler invites the narrator to live with him, on one condition: that the narrator hits Tyler. They get into a fist fight. They attract the attention of the other guys, finding and creating a "fight club" themselves. The two founders created a series of rules, the first two being “we do not talk about Fight Club”. It is clear that the narrator viewed Marla with interest. However, the narrator discovers Tyler and Marla engaging in vigorous sex. Tyler makes her promise that he will never mention Tyler to Marla. Tyler's philosophy on the evils of consumerism and reliance on society and authority figures evolves into "Project Mayhem". The house where Tyler and the narrator live transforms into central Mayhem. Bob, n...... middle of paper ...... we allow ourselves to live either a controlled, subservient, conformist life or a life full of getting what we want when we want it. With a good balance, we can experience the best of both possibilities. We get what we want and we still don't violate the rights of others. Personality psychology gives us clues to understand the different personalities of people from different perspectives and theories of personality theorists of the past. Each theory prioritizes different factors since an individual's personality is difficult to explain using a single collective theory, let alone a population composed of different personalities. This allows us to understand our own personality: why am I like this; Why do I love this and hate the rest? Our own personality is already so complicated, and through this topic we become more self-aware..