Fight Club

Tyler, the narrator, and the members of Fight Club are acting upon their own desires. I wouldn’t say that they are responding to gender ideas, considering people in general share desires upon which they act regardless of how they identify themselves. (Man, woman, etc.) Tyler was responsible for the creation of Fight Club. It was his desire to engage in a physical fight with the narrator that attracted others attention and interest, eventually leading to the development of a Fight Club. Members of Fight Club enjoyed engaging with one another in brutal fistfights. Why did they enjoy physically harming others and receiving harm themselves? Perhaps Fight Club was an outlet to release stress, to boost their egos by defeating other men in fistfights, and of course the sense of belonging to a group. If I absolutely had to say which gender ideas the men of Fight Club are responding to, I would say that they are responding to the notions that men ought to be physically strong, fearless, aggressive, and athletic to name a few gender based stereotypes.