Entry 2

Plot and Setting

In this section of the book the main character is still remembering how he has gotten to his initial place at the start of the story which is very close to death. We learn of how the main character met Tyler Durden. He was at a nude beach and saw Tyler. Tyler asked him what time it was, and the narrator said it was 4:06pm.Then, Tyler and the main character began to talk which would escalate into their friendship. That is how the main character met Tyler. Later, the narrator speaks to Marla at a meeting of his. They decide that they will begin to divide the groups between the two of them so that they both can go to the groups without seeing each other. However, Marla does not take to easily to having to share. She says that she wants all the groups. The cancers, the parasites, the diseases, everything! In the end she forks over a few groups and they find a compromise. We finally learn that Marla goes to these groups to help her to feel better about herself because she can see at how horrible other people's lives are.


Character

Marla seems to be an interesting character. She is described to be this ugly women with despicable morals with an attitude problem. With each chapter she develops more and more and I am starting to sense that she holds great importance as the narrator had said "it all started when i met Marla."

Tyler also is developing more. He seems to be a little odd in his remarks and choices. However he is very bold and unique. I'm not quite sure what direction his character will go so further reading will help to know for certain.

Theme

Although it is quite difficult to be sure, I think that a theme that will develop in this book will be the impact that people can have upon other peoples lives. From where the narrator is in the start of the novel seems very different from where he brings us back to from his past. I think that this is foreshadowing the journey that Marla and Tyler will take the protagonist on to completely and forever change his life.

Additional Notes

I am really enjoying the descriptions in this novel and the way the author puts us inside the mind of the narrator. I feel as though I am the narrator at points which really entices me to read more.