Tyler Durden
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Tyler Durden is the anarchic, charismatic alter ego of the unnamed narrator in "Fight Club," embodying his repressed desires for rebellion, violence, and anti-consumerist freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tyler Durden canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | modern consumer culture ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fight Club
ⓘ
film "Fight Club" ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | novel "Fight Club" ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anarchic
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anti-consumerist ⓘ charismatic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ nihilistic ⓘ rebellious ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| createdBy | Chuck Palahniuk ⓘ |
| formsOrganization |
Fight Club
ⓘ
Project Mayhem ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDisorder | manifests as dissociative identity of the Narrator ⓘ |
| hasRealIdentity |
alter ego of Jack (fan-given name)
ⓘ
alter ego of the Narrator ⓘ alter ego of the unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
film "Fight Club" (1999)
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novel "Fight Club" (1996) ⓘ |
| leads |
film "Fight Club"
ⓘ
surface form:
Fight Club
Project Mayhem ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
organizes underground bare-knuckle fights
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plans destruction of credit card company buildings ⓘ splices pornography frames into family films ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.
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The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. ⓘ The things you own end up owning you. ⓘ You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in the bank. ⓘ |
| occupation |
projectionist
ⓘ
soap maker ⓘ waiter ⓘ |
| philosophy |
anti-capitalism
ⓘ
anti-consumerism ⓘ self-destruction as liberation ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brad Pitt ⓘ |
| relationship | has complex relationship with Marla Singer ⓘ |
| setting | lives in a dilapidated house on Paper Street ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of identity in modern society
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masculine aggression ⓘ repressed desires of the Narrator ⓘ revolt against consumerism ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | human fat to make soap ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.