All of this sends him into a panic, and he frantically tries to stop Tyler's plans from succeeding.Īt the end of the story, Tyler makes it clear to Jack that he plans to kill Marla, on the grounds that she stands in the way of Jack's freedom. He also discovers Tyler's plan to blow up major credit card buildings. He then acknowledges that not only is Tyler a part of himself, but he plans to 'take over,' replacing Jack completely. Jack decides to find Tyler, hoping to convince him to shut the whole thing down.

This comes to a head when Bob winds up dead after getting shot in the head by a murdered cop. After Tyler disappears Jack, becomes more and more unsettled about Project Mayhem. He doesn't want to embrace Tyler's goals or destroy society he just wants Marla. It eventually becomes apparent that his feelings for Marla are what keeps him from progressing further. At one point he convinces himself that he has indeed become 'enlightened,' only to be frustrated by Tyler telling him that he is self-deluded and isn't even trying to hit bottom. However, Jack is slow to grasp Tyler's lessons. Throughout the story, Jack is subject to Tyler Durden's attempts to force him to hit bottom, and therefore reach a state of enlightenment. It's shortly after this when he 'meets' Tyler Durden, and his average, boring life is flipped upside down. He finds temporary relief by attending various support groups under false pretenses but when this stops working (thanks to Marla Singer) his insomnia returns with a vengeance. When the story begins, Jack is a recall coordinator for a major car company (shown tng him to slog through life in a flat, half-asleep state of depression.

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