American Psycho Analysis/Research

Focusing on the book rather than the film, I plan on making a series of responses from my favourite and most important sections of the story. 

Some pinnacle moments/quotes:

• " ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE is scrawled in blood red lettering on the side of the Chemical Bank..." 
• The whole chapter 'Morning' where Bateman describes his intense morning routine. (Page 23).
• "Did I ever tell you that I want to wear a big yellow smiley-face mask and then put on the CD version of Bobby McFerrin's 'Don't Worry, Be Happy', and then take a girl, a chow, a sharpei, it doesn't really matter..." (Page 111)
• The whole chapter 'Killing Dog' where he brutally murders a man's dog for no apparent reason and nobody else seems to notice or care. (A sign of things to come).
• The whole chapter 'Paul Owen'. An iconic moment in the film (as pictured above), however, it goes into a lot further detail in the book. "Blood starts to slowly pour out of his mouth shortly after the first chop, and when I pull the ax out - almost yanking Owen out of the chair by his head..." (Page 205)
• "While taking a piss in the men's room, I stare into a thin weblike crack above the urinal's handle and think to myself..." (Page 217)
• Chapter 'Lunch with Bethany' - another iconic scene from the film although I think a different character is used. The nail gun to the back of the head. But again, in the book  it's a lot more graphic. "placing her hands flat on thick wooden boards, palms up, and nail three fingers on each hand, at random, to the wood by their tips." (Page 234)
• "In this office right now I am thinking about how long it would take a corpse to disintegrate right in this office." (Page 264)
• "In the morning, for some reason, Christie's battered hands are swollen to the size of footballs, the fingers are indistinguishable from the rest of her hand..." (Page 279)
• Chapter 'Killing child at Zoo'. Similar to the killing of the dog, at first nobody notices the child's disappearance and he easily gets away with it. (Page 285) 
• Chapter 'Tries to Cook and Eat Girl'. 

Useful links:

• http://www.uncustomarybookreview.com/2012/10/american-psycho/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fng29MgqSNc&t=510s
• https://www.gradesaver.com/american-psycho/study-guide/metaphors-and-similes

Often considered a modern classic, the book is a representation of the society we have created, from the treatment of women to the rich being able to get away with murder.