Entry 6

Plot and Setting

There is no longer one Fight Club but many. While Tyler has been out of the picture, he has been starting Fight Clubs everywhere. He has now also created a new group called "Operation Mayhem". This is a group of people who basically terrorize society. One of their first tasks was to light a fire on a building in the shape of a pumpkin. Tyler's main theme of Project Mayhem is that "Anyone has the power to make history"

At Fight Club the narrator unleashed more fury than ever before. He saw a young man who he named Angel Face in his mind because he was a very good looking young man. He felt that on that night, he wanted to destroy something beautiful so he did. He fought this young man and beat him to a bloody pulp so bad he barely had a face left.

Project Mayhem is located at Tyler's house where the members have begun to live and do work for Tyler. They have become like drones listening to every word Tyler says. Days after the narrator destroyed the face of Angel Face, he shows up at Tyler's to become a member of Project Mayhem. They tell him he is too young and to go home but he stands at the door for three days until they let him join. Soon after, Big Bob is waiting at their doorstep hoping he too can join Project Mayhem.

Marla and the narrator now go on walks every night together. Their relationship is becoming deeper but the only thing that seems to bring them together is the absence of Tyler. Tyler has been gone for a while longer than he usually is.

Character

The people who have joined Project Mayhem began as normal but are now like drones. Even Big Bog who was lovable at the start of the book has become brain washed by Tyler's antics. The only person who seems to be unaffected by Tyler's brain washing is the narrator who seems to be able to do whatever he wants even if it does break the rules of Fight Club or project Mayhem.

Tyler has been gone more and more frequently but that is only bringing Marla and the narrator closer. Marla's character is actually starting to become barable as she starts to really open up to the narrator. However both of them are heart broken because of Tyler's absence.

Theme

Tyler said that "Anyone has the power to make history". This is an important idea because in our society many people believe that they cannot make a difference because they are only one person and don't know how only one person could ever change the world. I believe that the author is trying to tell the readers something in this statement because throughout this book Tyler has been making a big difference. It started out small when he first started Fight Club, but now there are starting to be more and more fight clubs everywhere. Furthermore, Project Mayhem is actually starting to have a direct impact on the city that it is in and it is likely that Porject Mayhem will spread everywhere just like Fight Club did. The actions of Tyler are becoming more and more global all the time which is exactly what he is trying to teach to those in Project Mayhem. Like many others in our history, Tyler is making history and is only one person. Throughout time a single man or women has been able to make many differences. For example, Hitler, Napoleon, and Ghandi were all only one man each but made a huge impact on our history. Anyone has the power to make history all by themselves.