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Do we like Tyler Durden?

A character from Fight Club (1996 (novel), 1999 ()

Our score: 3 out of 10. Magnetic and funny, but his philosophy turns into a cult of violence. We'd enjoy a drink with him, but we wouldn't follow him.

Tyler Durden is a soap maker and projectionist who shows up in the life of an unnamed, sleepless office worker. He is everything the narrator isn't: free, reckless, funny and sure of himself. After a chance meeting on a flight, the two start a bare-knuckle fight club in a basement.

Tyler speaks for a generation tired of being told that buying things will make them happy. His speeches against consumer culture are the best part of him, and they explain why men flock to him. The trouble is that he offers no kindness and no limits. He treats people as tools and treats pain as the only thing that's real.

The club becomes Project Mayhem, a cult-like army that carries out destructive plans under Tyler's orders. The story reveals that Tyler is the narrator's imagined alter ego, a persona that takes over. That makes the harm partly a breakdown rather than pure malice, but it doesn't excuse it. The score reflects an appealing voice that leads somewhere dangerous.

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