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The Narrator and Tyler Durden are standing on top of the Parker-Morris building, which is rigged with explosives. Tyler is holding a gun in the Narrator’s mouth. The Narrator takes us back in time to how he ended up at this point.

The Narrator is a bored, aimless office worker whose life has become a meaningless cycle. He works as a recall campaign coordinator. He participates in the consumer-driven goals of his culture. He lives in a nice condominium apartment filled with hip, clever designer furniture. He spends his time wondering about what kind of lamps and chairs will define him as a person.

Because of the unhappiness in his life, the Narrator develops insomnia. He goes to work in a daze and after a few weeks is desperate for sleep. He…

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Posted By king k #231179 at Feb 18, 2012 8:05 AM

What examples of conflicting perspectives are there in Fight Club?

I'm doing an exam with the topic of 'conflicting perspectives', and how they are represented. The set text is Ted Hughes' poems from Birthday Letters, 'Fulbright Scholars', 'The Shot', 'Your Paris', 'The Minotaur'. And I've chosen Fight Club, the novel, as my related text. I need some help drawing comparisons between the two, relating to conflicting perspectives, and their representation in the texts. Thank you, any help would be much appreciated.

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