Bret easton ellis’s american psycho
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2022
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Université De Larbi Ben M’hidi Oum EL Bouaghi
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This study explores Bret Easton Ellis' misconception of the postmodern American society represented in his novel American Psycho. The selected novel, which belongs to the serial killer genre, draws attention to the decay of values and morals of the American society during the eighties. Our research focuses on exploring the social setting in American Psycho and analyzing the psyche and mindset of its protagonist, Patrick Bateman. It attempts to prove that Bateman's psychopathic behaviors discredit the novel's viewpoint on the Postmodern American society. It also uncovers the misconception of the postmodern American society represented by Bateman. What our study boils down to is that Bateman is a real psychopath who exhibits Ellis' unfair embodiment of his own society.
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Misconception, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho