Bret Easton Ellis
What’s inside
American Psycho is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first person by Patrick Bateman, a 26-year-old investment banker from Manhattan. Bateman’s life revolves around dining at trendy restaurants while keeping up appearances for his fiancée and circle of wealthy friends. Unbeknownst to them, Bateman is also a serial killer who preys on the marginalized and the homeless.
You’ll Learn
- Understand the dark corners of urban society
- Analysis of the twisted psychology of a serial killer
- Critique of consumer culture and superficiality
- Insight into the social and moral decay of modern society
Key Points
- The Dual Life of Patrick Bateman
- Materialism and Dehumanization
- The Horror of Banal Evil
- Critique of capitalist society
- The disintegration of identity
- The thin veneer of civility
- Indifference towards humanity
- The unreliable narrator
Who’s it For
- Adult readers
- Fans of horror stories
- Readers interested in social criticism
- Readers with interest in psychological studies
About the author
Bret Easton Ellis is an American author of novels and short stories. His works are marked by intense graphic violence and are viewed as a social critique of the materialistic and shallow society of the 1980s and 1990s.