The document analyzes the representation of masculinity in the film 'Fight Club'. It discusses how traditional male roles have been questioned by feminism, leaving men without a clear identity. The film depicts men's frustration with the consumerist culture and "feminization of men". The Narrator is introduced as a man in crisis, unable to find meaning through his job or possessions. Tyler represents an alternative to the emasculated consumerist lifestyle, rejecting materialism and embracing a more primal form of masculinity through creating Fight Club, where men can resort to violence to find their identity.
1. MALE REPRESENTATION “We’re designed to be hunters and we’re in a society of shopping” - Tyler Objectives: To analyse the representation of Masculinity in ‘Fight Club’. To outline and analyse the binary opposites that exist between the Narrator and Tyler.
2. Starter Annotate the body outline with the features, signifiers of traditional masculinity. Be as creative as you like
27. A muscleman with breasts (Traditional Masculinity V’s the New Man)
28. In trying to attain ideal male physique gets breasts!
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30. Starter/Re-cap Annotate the features of the new man presented to us by Fight Club all around the body outline. You can be as creative as you like.
31. Tyler Watch the clip. What role does Tyler play in the narrative? What does he embody & how is he different to the Narrator?
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33. Group Task Create a list of the binary opposites that exist between the Narrator and Tyler. Choose one of these and write up your notes in full sentences.
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35. The same as everybody else – just another grey suit (‘A copy of a copy of a copy’)