"I am Tyler's mouth. I am Tyler's hands."

Tyler Durden is a figment of the narrator's imagination, therefore he is everything that the narrator himself wishes to be. Tyler has all of the traits and strength that he wishes he had, and yearns for the confidence that he has in himself and what he does. Why does the narrator have to create an alter-ego in order to fulfill his dreams rather than to live them out as himself?

Think back to the Beginning...

At this point in the novel, it is becoming clear to the reader what was happening at the beginning of the story between Tyler and the narrator. What hints and clues have we found in the story thus far that reveal the downfall of Project Mayhem and the ultimate fight between Tyler and the narrator?

"I want you to hit me as hard as you can."

Why do Tyler and the narrator find salvation when fighting against people in Fight Club?

The Paper Street Soap Company

" House full of condiments and no real food"

The Narrator, when referring to his life before Tyler, states that that his life was "a house full of condiments and no real food". What does that mean and what has changed in the narrator since Tyler's arrival?

I am Joe's Grinding Teeth

Similar to "Invisible Man", we are once again given a nameless narrator. In "Invisible Man", Ellison calls his narrator Jack the Bear at the beginning of the novel, but never refers to him with that name again. In "Fight Club", the narrator does not have a name, but often refers to himself as Joe's Grinding Teeth, Joe's Gallbladder, etc.

Who is Joe, and why does the narrator keep comparing himself to such things?

"Bob's Big Arms"

The narrator has an insomniac disorder that leaves him feeling like he is dreaming when he's awake. He goes to the doctor and wants drugs to put him to sleep. The doctor says that he just needs some exercise, and that if he wants to see real problems he should go to a support group. After going to the support group the narrator feels better and he begins to start sleeping again, he continues to go to a number of groups and gains the same benefits. How come the narrator can not feel better until he sees others in a worse situation?

1st RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB.

2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about FIGHT CLUB.

3rd RULE: If someone says "stop" or goes limp, taps out the fight is over.

4th RULE: Only two guys to a fight.

5th RULE: One fight at a time.

6th RULE: No shirts, no shoes.

7th RULE: Fights will go on as long as they have to.

8th RULE: If this is your first night at FIGHT CLUB, you HAVE to fight.

"It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything"

Tyler Durden emphasizes the importance of self reliance and the burden that materialism holds. Why does the narrator make such a sharp turn (designer furniture in an apartment to an old house on paper street) in materialistic desire?