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?
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The narrator refers to himself as "Joe's gallbladder","Joe's Grinding teeth","Joe's inflamed flaring nostrils","Joe's White Knuckles", and others, in order to express his feelings. Each reference is used to explain a reaction to a feeling that the narrator is experiencing.
All of these references such as "Joe's White Knuckles" are a direct description of what our narrator feels at the time. Relating himself to this non-existent person's body parts creates an even stronger image for the readers.
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