I. Introduction
A. General statement about Chuck Palahniuk being the author of Fight Club
B. There was many thematic elements: anti-commercialism, material comfort, love, search for truth the novel, self-discovery, and masculinity C. Satire throughout Fight Club enhanced the point that the author was trying to make by adding a dark exaggeration to human struggles
D. Allusions provided a deeper element for the readers to relate to and interpret for themselves II. Authors Background A. Chuck Palahniuk was born February 21, 1962 (age 54 years), Pasco, WA
B. One day while Palahniuk was camping, there was an altercation, and when he returned to work bruised and swollen, his co-workers avoided asking
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The Narrator must continue working his job that he hates in order to buy more furniture in order to maintain his illusion of happiness
C. The narrator’s obsession with store bought furniture created a symbolic prison for him that could only be escaped by creating his other personality Tyler Durden
IV. Type of Satire
A. The main type of satire that is use throughout Fight Club is juvinalian satire
B. Definition of Juvenilian satire is “addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule.” (Dictionary)
C. The author used the device of exaggeration
1. The whole novel was filled with the exaggeration of violence and overall contempt for society
2. A specific example of exaggeration would be Tyler Durden’s flamboyant personality
D. Another obvious example of satire that was used was parody, which is “a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing” (Dictionary)
1. In Fight Club, parody is used in referral to cult culture
2. Tyler creates a cult out of Fight Club and uses techniques used by some governments to illustrate the ridiculousness of many of the techniques used
E. These devises enhance satirical tone of novel by giving the reader an obvious way to understand that the writing is intended to be