Fight
In the 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel, Fight Club, (as well as the recent movie, which deviates very little from the book), the author uses a club in which grown men fistfight as a vehicle for a plot and analysis of modern culture. After hearing of recent instances of life imitating art poorly in a student "Fight Club" in the Presidents Park dorms, I thought it poignant to begin a short discussion of the book/movie... in which the fighting scenes were meant as analogous devices to examine questions, and not a pro-wrestling guide to body slamming one’s cousin. The book’s premise lies on the assumption that today’s society, although created primarily by males, is one which relies on smooth day-to-day operation, which females are better suited to exist in. The premise also lies on the assumption that today’s western society, devoid of war and starvation, is the fruition of thousands of years of men using their strength and aggression to build something. And the book questions, in a sense, what happens when there is litt
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Approximate Word count = 688
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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