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American Psycho

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1991

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Essay Topics

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Does American Psycho critique or celebrate 1980s popular music? How does Bateman’s obsession with music speak to deeper themes in the novel?

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Do you believe Bateman really committed the atrocities described in the novel? Why or why not?

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To what extent are repetition and authenticity in conflict in the novel?

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