Topic > Psychological Analysis of the Film: Fight Club - 1850

The unnamed narrator hasn't slept in six months. As a traveling employee, you experience sessions of jet lag. He is a self-proclaimed slave to consumerism and buys 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 hugged by Bob. He becomes dependent on attending support groups, as 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 labels her a "tourist". Now he was back to square one: the narrator, once again, cannot sleep. He confronts her, where they decide to split scheduled support group meetings. However, he continued to suffer from insomnia. On a flight home, the narrator meets soap salesman Tyler Durden. Returning home, he discovers that his apartment building was blown up in the night. Having 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 engage in a fight. They attract the attention of other boys, starting and founding a "fight club". The two founders create a series of rules, the first two are "no mention of Fight Club". It is clear that the narrator regarded Marla with interest. However, the narrator discovers that Tyler and Marla are having vigorous sex. Tyler makes him promise to never mention Tyler to Marla. Tyler's philosophy on the downsides of consumerism and relying on society and authority figures evolves into "Project Mayhem". The house where Tyler and the narrator live transforms into Mayhem Central. Bob, n...... middle of paper ...... we are allowing ourselves to live a controlled, submissive, conformist life or a life full of getting what we want when we want it. With the right balance, we can experience the best of both worlds. We get what we want and continue not to violate the rights of others. Personality psychology offers us ways to understand people's different personalities according to different perspectives and theories of past personality theorists. Each theory prioritizes different factors since an individual's personality is difficult to explain using a collective theory, let alone a population composed of different personalities. It allows us to understand our personality: why I am like this; Why do I like this and hate the rest? Our personality is already so complicated, and through this topic, we become more aware of ourselves in their completeness.