Both novels - links to themes Flashcards
1
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Common theme of emasculation - techniques in Fight Club
A
- birthmark
- narration
- Bob
- Paper Street house
- Walter
2
Q
Common theme of emasculation - techniques in Cuckoo’s Nest
A
- fog
- combine
- control panel
- laughter
- Harding
- Bibbit
- Dr Spivey
3
Q
Individual themes - all in Fight Club
A
- flaws of consumerism
- death/pain
- detriments of masculinity to the extreme
4
Q
Individual themes - all in Cuckoo’s Nest
A
- matriarchal control
- sanity vs insanity
- breaking free from authority
5
Q
Fight Club - flaws of consumerism techniques
A
- soap
- Tyler’s kiss
- Ikea furniture
- Narrator’s apartment
- Walter
6
Q
Fight club - death/pain techniques
A
- Marla
- Tyler’s kiss
- Paper street house
7
Q
Cuckoo’s nest - matriarchal control techniques
A
- fog
- control panel
- laughter
- Harding
- Bibbit
- Dr Spivey
8
Q
Cuckoo’s nest - sanity v insanity techniques
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- Harding
- narration
- fog
- control panel
9
Q
Cuckoo’s nest - breaking free from authority techniques
A
- laughter
- real vs imaginary size
- fog
- Bibbit
10
Q
Fight club - excessive masculinity techniques
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- Tyler
- first person/second person
- Bob (dying)
11
Q
Suffering
A
- OFOTCN - used to show others your strength, and act as a role model for them to break free
- Fight Club - necessary in our now weakened society
