Meeting+2+Fight+Club

Questions:

1) What did Tyler and the Narrator do to the people at the banquet? 2) What does the Narrator do to avoid the pain of the chemical burn on his hand? 3) What does the Narrator do to get out of trouble with his boss? 4) Where does the Narrator meet Marla Singer? 5) What does the Narrator find out about Big Bob?
 * Tyler and the Narrator pee in the soup of the people at the banquet. He does this because all the fragrances are made of whales. They are rebelling against society.**
 * The Narrator imagines himself in Ireland, on a trip he took after he left college. During this trip he visited the Blarney Stone, but instead of kissing it, he urinated on it. This small act of rebellion, the Narrator thinks, might have been his first yearning for anarchy and chaos.**
 * Even though the narrator is clearly caught using work equipment for outside use. He describes a truly insane person who would type what was on the paper. He then denies that it is his even though he is the only one in there.**
 * He met Marla Singer in a support group. This made him uncomfortable because they were both lying about having problems that the others had in the support group.**
 * Even though Big Bob's support group disbanded. The narrator finds out that Big Bob is now in fight club, which is ironic because the narrator is one of the founders of it and is just getting it started.**

We talked as a group about some of the crazier parts of this section of the book. In one seen, after the characters talk about hitting rock bottom and how life is meaningless because you are going to die anyways, Tyler unzips his pants and urinates into the soup bowls they are about to serve. Tyler took pride in guerilla-like tactics they are using to destroy this dinner party. It wasn't bad enough they were faking being waiters at this dinner party and acting foolish, but the urinating made it even worse. They weren't even destroying the party because they had something against the people in the party, they just knew that they were important, higher ranking people in the state and decided to ruin their party. Later on, Tyler and the rest of the house started making soap in the kitchen. They are starting to make some real money. We talked about how this was the first sign of anything positive in the book. This shows some responsibility and initiative to make a living. As deep and sad and dreadful the characters are in this book, this shows some signs of maturity.
 * Summary**

Hailey/Scott- Role A (leader) Nick- Role B (summarizer) Ryan- Role C (questionnaire) Kevin- Role D (questions)