What is our role in society? What responsibility do we have, as global citizens to challenge the status quo, question authority and assumptions, and make our voices heard?
Consider the following quotes from Tyler Durden, the anti-hero of Fight Club. What does he mean? What’s he saying about our society and our role in it? Do you tend to agree with his ideas or disagree? What do you think he is saying about conformity, about the world we’re living in and what our values are?
– “It’s only when we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.”
– “The things you own end up owning you.”
– “Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.”
– “I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say let’s evolve… Let the chips fall where they may.”
– “I just don’t want to die without a few scars…You see those care that are completely stock cherry, right out of the dealer’s showroom in 1955, I always think, what a waste.”
write a short 3-5 paragraph essay that address one or all of these quotes and analyze what you think it/they mean. Relate the idea(s) to your life and/or to current events.
