Double Identity

In the movie Fight Club, there is a theme that resonates throughout its scenes regarding personal identity. It is a convicting film for the viewer because it makes them question who they put their identity in. Throughout the movie, there are subtle hints that whisper traces of that theme. For example, even from the very beginning of the movie, when the narrator attends several of those support group clubs, he is revealing his lack of personal identity. He soaks up the identity of those around him. When he is with the cancer support group. he feels as if he has cancer. When he is in the alcohol support group, he feels as if he is a recovering alcoholic. Basically, whoever is around him, he becomes that person. He becomes so confused over who he really is that he does not really understand his actions and what he is doing. Throughout the movie, Tyler becomes the narrator's voice. Anything Tyler says to do, he does it. This movie spoke to me about the importance of being grounded in who I am as a person and knowing what I believe and having my own opinions. There is a lot of danger with soaking up the viewpoints of those around me and just accepting what they say as truth. Even the people of Project Mayhem had a lost sense of identity. They all talked in unison. They did what they were told. They believed what they were told to believe. They even all looked the same and shaved their heads the same. This lack of individuality ultimately lead to their ruin, and it will lead to our own ruin if we just accept the beliefs of those around us so easily