This is not an exit.
Psychological…
I am in the early stages of my first ISU, meaning that my computer is filled with random quotes, internet blurbs, and pages of things that I think are important. What I am about to do is to try and jot down what I know for certain, which in my current state, isn’t much.
The basis for my thesis (not yet formalized):
Patrick Bateman possesses both characteristics emphasized by the novel’s title. He is an American, and as an American does what all members of all Nations must do which is to stand up for his country. Patrick Bateman is also psychotic, but aren’t we all a little psychotic. In a frighteningly twisted kind of way every single crime he commits in the novel is an act of patriotism.
What I must cover:
- All of Bateman’s killings are real and NOT in his mind.
o Phenomenological reality.
o Anti- Realism.
o Idealism.
- What it is to be a ‘patriot’. Words shall be twisted.
- Relating Bateman’s actions as such.
o Cultural relativism.
o Moral relativism.
…Reality.
