In Chuck Palahunik's novel, "Fight Club," the main character and narrator "Jack",
suffers two distinct psychological disorders. The cause of his dimentia may very well be the
nature of his job as an automobile recall coordinator. Jack travels the country to the sites
of horrfifc and gruesome car accidents, in order to determine if a recall is required. His
job is to assign a value to the human life, and in doing so, he develops an affinity for
violence, and often dreams of his own grisly death. Jack's pyschosis is fostered by severe
insomnia, that, not surprisingly, is cured only by daily trips to support groups for the
terminally ill. Jack revels in the suffering of those less fortunate then he. Jack says
repeatedly, " on a large enough time line, the survival rate for everyone will dop to zero,"
proving that iminent death quells his anxiety towards death. This system works for Jack,
until Marla Singer joins the support groups, and Jack is......
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