It was really good to watch a movie with distinct Gothic elements to support the literature that we have been reading all semester. Instead of reading and allowing our minds to create the Gothic settings of the stories, we were able to see someone else's portrayal of a Gothic story.
Fight Club definitely revealed Gothic elements. Some of these include the large old house they lived in, most everything was taken place at night, feminism (in a sense where men were feeling oppressed), doppelgangers, insanity, and grotesque fighting.
It was really interesting to get to see the story played out in front of me rather than creating it in my own mind. There was no question if it was Gothic or not because it was clear through the setting, acting, etc.
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