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Oct 22, 2023 · Additionally, many of these rules are subsequently broken by Fight Club's principal characters, particularly when the club evolves into a domestic terrorist unit named Project Mayhem, intent on destroying modern consumerist society.
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He eventually gathers the most devoted fight club members and forms "Project Mayhem", a cult-like organization that trains itself to bring down modern civilization. This organization, like fight club, is controlled by a set of rules: You don't ask questions. You don't ask questions. No excuses. No lies. You have to trust Tyler.
- Chuck Palahniuk
- 1996
- You don’t talk about fight club. Do not talk about what you are doing or planning. Your words can always be used against you, and you cannot tell who is plotting against you, or who may use your words as a scapegoat to avoid trouble.
- YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB. Durden said you do not talk about Fight Club, yet men did and the club grew. Tyler wanted them to understand that they can break rules imposed on them by any authority figure.
- Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Controlled chaos. Managed chaos is a method for growth and development, but it requires trust with all parties, even if the only party is the self.
- Only two guys to a fight. You focus on one major event at a time, keeping your attention focused on one thing. At times, you will be a participant, and other times an audience member.
The first rule of Project Mayhem is that you don’t talk about Project Mayhem. Tyler holds weekly Mayhem meetings in which he teaches people how to fire guns and make explosives. Suddenly, there’s a secret group within the secret group.
Project Mayhem also differs from fight club. Project Mayhem focuses on covert actions in the world at large, and Tyler is enshrined as its leader. The fight club rules don't mention Tyler, but Project Mayhem's rules promise loyalty to Tyler.