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Fight Club: The Urban Setting Of Animal Farm

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The urban setting of Fight Club allows the concept of fight club to spread rapidly. Whereas, the rural setting of Animal Farm makes it difficult for the animals to connect with the surrounding world. After Tyler and the narrator establish the concept of fight club, it does not take long for it to spread. Fight club starts out with two people hitting each other and now there are clubs located in the basements of bars across the country. The rapid expansion of fight club encourages Tyler to create an organization called Project Mayhem. This group’s goal is to completely destroy civilization in every way. In order to do so, they create havoc inside big cities. Whether they decide to burn trees, destroy buildings, or rob stores these actions end
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