Jack refers to himself as a "thirty-year old boy" employed as a recall coordinator for a major automobile company. ... Jack proceeds to pull the trigger in a symbol of sacrifice for the good of all humanity, as considers what he and Tyler have accomplished to be wrong. ...
Jack becomes enraged with the presence of Marla, as he sees her as a symbol of the lie he has been living and fears that through Marla, he will be exposed as a "faker". ... This animal is a symbol of their personal power to overcome all obstacles they encounter in life. ... There has always been the old joke that penguins appear as if they are wearing little black and white suits, which would symbolize the "suit and tie" environment that Jack works in each day, an environment that Jack feels to be stifling. ...
