It is an important piece of literature because it portrays the problems experienced by the modern day male who feels trapped in a world of the gray-collar working-class, a world filled with materialism and distractions, a group of men raised in single-parent families often devoid of a male role-model, in a world where there is no great cause to fight for. ... Tyler has created through Project Mayhem an operation in which important financial buildings in strategic cities across North America have been wired with explosives, set to go off when the buildings are completely unoccupied. ...

• Word Count: 3618
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

One such plot of the book is the idea of the destruction of the modern day American male due to capitalist and consumerist thought and the vital role that woman have played. ... Throughout the novel, capitalism is condemned with special attention given to materialism of modern day society. ... The main character of the novel, the Narrator, an unnamed "thirty year old boy" who is employed in the recall division of the Federated Motor Corporation is the personification of the modern day American male raised in a capitalist society. ... For the strongest and most uninfluenced people, as Tyle...

• Word Count: 1809
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Both the novel and motion picture proved to be very successful in their release to the public for one simple reason: Fight Club is a reflection of the suffering experienced by the "Generation X" male who feels trapped in a world of the grey-collar (or service) working-class, a world filled with materialism and distractions, a group of men raised in single-parent families often devoid of a male role-model, and a world where there is no great cause for the average North American male to fight for. ... He lives in a condo that is furnished with all the comforts of modern society, namely mass-prod...

• Word Count: 6674
• Approx Pages: 27
• Grade Level: High School