“All my books are about achieving the isolation that our culture tells us should make us happy. Someone has gotten onto an island or into a high-rise condo and is completely cut off from all ‘the jerks’ in the world. That’s supposed to make them happy, but they are more miserable than they ever were. So they create circumstances—whether or not they are aware of it—which force them on a quest to reconnect with people.”
A look at contemporary story telling and how it conjures up images of themes eternal.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Chuck Palahniuk: The Mind Behind Fight Club
Interviewed by Andrew O. Thompson (Sept/Oct 2004)
“All my books are about achieving the isolation that our culture tells us should make us happy. Someone has gotten onto an island or into a high-rise condo and is completely cut off from all ‘the jerks’ in the world. That’s supposed to make them happy, but they are more miserable than they ever were. So they create circumstances—whether or not they are aware of it—which force them on a quest to reconnect with people.”
“All my books are about achieving the isolation that our culture tells us should make us happy. Someone has gotten onto an island or into a high-rise condo and is completely cut off from all ‘the jerks’ in the world. That’s supposed to make them happy, but they are more miserable than they ever were. So they create circumstances—whether or not they are aware of it—which force them on a quest to reconnect with people.”
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