Fight Club is a scathing critique of consumer culture, highlighting the ways in which rebellion and nonconformity can be co-opted and commodified. The narrator's obsession with material possessions and his corporate job serves as a commentary on the emptiness of modern life.
The story follows an (Edward Norton), a disillusioned office worker suffering from chronic insomnia who finds temporary relief by posing as a terminally ill patient in various support groups. His life is upended after meeting the charismatic soap salesman Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). index of fight club