Entry 1

Plot and Setting

In the first two chapters of this novel, the narrator is experiencing being tied up to a chair with a gun in his mouth by a man he supposedly knows quite well named Tyler Durden. Tyler Durden taught him everything he knows about how to make lethal bombs and is a "good friend". The narrator is counting down the minutes but to what he is counting down to has not been revealed. As he sits with the barrel of a gun in his mouth he ponders back to the moment he believes instigated a series of events that has got him where he is now. It was all because of a women named Marla Singer.

The narrator had undergone insomnia for quite some time until his doctor recommended that he go to a group to listen. This group was for people dying of terminal illness. After this experience he wanted to go to listen to more groups and found the solution to his problems. When he went to these groups, he would listen to the people's problems, and cry. He would cry until there were no more tears, and when he could cry, he slept like a baby. These meetings became like an addiction to him but the day Marla began going to these groups things changed.

The moment she walked into the room and took a drag of her cigarette, he knew she was a FAKE just like he was. Up until now, the protagonist has been attending these meetings pretending to also be terminally ill. When Marla was watching, he couldn't cry which meant he couldn't sleep. This was a problem for him.



Character

We have only been introduced to four characters so far. The narrator who remains nameless who has insomnia for quite a while and seems to be a little border-line insane. He shows that he once had trust in his friend Tyler who currently has put a gun in the narrator's mouth. Tyler has been introduced but we know nothing about him other than what he is doing at the moment and that he knows a lot about how to make lethal explosives. We have also met Marla and Bob. Bob is a member of the protagonist's weekly group for those with testicular cancer. Bob has had his testicles removed and has had large treatments of testosterone which has resulted in him gaining huge amounts of weight. He has been divorced three times and is very depressed. Marla as I have explained is a "FAKE" who is ugly and seems to enjoy her smoking. She attends all the same groups as the main character and has shown to be slightly rood in her comments. Other the points above, little has been stated about the characters in the opening chapters of this book.

Theme

In the two opening chapters, we learn very little about the true contents and theme of this book which makes it difficult to depict what will happen in the future of this novel. There is not enough information in these two chapters to explain such information and I will need to continue reading before before I can identify anything.

Additional Notes

So far this novel seems pretty interesting but is a little confusing. I am excited to continue reading to find out what will unfold in the future of the book.