American Psycho
Entrails torn from the body with bare hands, eyes gouged out with razor blades, battery cables, rats borrowing inside the human body, power drills to the face, cannibalism, credit cards, business cards, Dorsia, Testoni, Armani, Wall Street; all of these things are Patrick Bateman�s world. The only difference between Bateman and anybody else is what is repulsive to Bateman and what is repulsive to the rest of the world. Bateman has great interest in the upper class life, fashions, and social existence, but at the same time he is, at times, sickened by the constant struggle to be one up on everybody else. On the other hand Bateman�s nightlife reveals a side of him never seen during the ...
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to know what kind of hair gel Bateman used on Tuesday before an important meeting with his friends? What�s the point of numerous chapters of extreme analysis of Genesis, Whitney Houston, etc? Bateman�s obsessions are extremely complex but at the same time he doesn�t limit himself to one area of obsession. Bateman�s knowledge of fashion is truly amazing, but what about his knowledge of weapons. His knowledge of pain is a true genius in itself, but how many people can spit out specifications on the frequency responses of various brands of stereo receivers and speaker systems like Bateman?
The point can be made that Bateman is simply trying to be better than everyone else, have more stuff, look better, and out do his rival workers, but that�s too simple. Bateman is obsessed with perfection. But why? Boredom, lack of a personality, and pursuit of happiness all come to mind. It�s hard to tell what exactly would make a person with so much so unhappy. Boredom does play a role in ...
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me to say something while mopping the sweat off my brow.� (108)
These thoughts seem to come to Bateman most frequently at these types of situations. Wealthy friends, wealthy strangers, and a wealthy environment surround him. Either consciously or subconsciously Bateman�s mind diverts itself from the monotonous world that Bateman grows to loathe, to a world that Bateman loves. Although the thoughts occur the most often in restaurants, I can�t say with certainty that food has anything to do with the ideas floating around in Batemans head. Bateman is somewhat fascinated by food and does at times seem to pick a certain type of food or drink to fit a certain mood. The most common example ...
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