Film Analysis: Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club

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A young man sat in his wheelchair next to the bus stop pole, and I stood behind him. We were waiting for the bus together in silence. I could tell he was a veteran, for he wore his tattered green uniform and cap, and the weathered, patched American flag shone like a beacon of pride on his arm. Yet past his initial persona of a warrior, in his face a saw uncertain eyes that where always darting and a face that looked vaguely both sturdy yet precarious. Even so we did not look at each other or converse, the indifference towards each other maintained the balance of the situation. Then walks in the seeming antagonist, a mere random man who strides like a duck straight to the veteran. He then proceeded to pat him on the back and in a look of lamentation said, “I’m so sorry.” Then the moment of epiphany occurs: the veteran looked back at him with a face of disgust and moved away. I always questioned both the random man’s and the veteran’s actions. Why did the random man come up the veteran and apologize? Why did the veteran look at him in disgust? But I then realized I must understand th...

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