![]() ![]() ![]() Whether it’s fate or coincidence, Walter’s victim is the influential, affluent, and megalomaniacal Talbott Reynolds, a man with particular views on how the world should be run.Įchoing the theories of Gunnar Heinsohn, a German sociologist and economist, Talbott maintains that historically whenever there’s an excess of young men, social unrest occurs. ![]() To aid in this, he abducts a Wall Street type hoping to pick his brains on how to get rich. Walter dreams of becoming insanely wealthy so that he can provide his girlfriend, Shasta, with whatever she desires. Yes, Adjustment Day is Palahniuk’s satirical take on identity politics, populism, and the alt-right.Ī kidnapping inspires the overthrow of the United States government by a motivated horde of straight white men, straight black men, and gay men. Twenty-two years later and Palahniuk revisits this subject with his latest book, Adjustment Day, substituting capitalism and self-help groups with Social Justice Warriors and cultural Marxism. ![]() Adjustment Day, Chuck Palahniuk ( Norton 978-0393652598, $26.95, 316pp, hc) May 2018.īefore Reddit, 4chan, Pepe, Men’s Rights Activists, and Incels, Chuck Palahniuk’s debut novel, Fight Club, explored how consumerism and the touchy-feely attitudes of the ’90s created a generation of disaffected, frustrated, angry men. ![]()
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