jimmbolina
jimmbolina t1_j66gfnf wrote
Reply to comment by ChairmanUzamaoki in What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki
This is true.
Maybe you're on to something about the "genuine" of music in a world of materialism.
jimmbolina t1_j66dccv wrote
Reply to comment by thechosenronin in What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki
Did you read the same book? It's not sonatas. It's pop. Are you thinking of Alex in A Clockwork Orange?
jimmbolina t1_j66d5zu wrote
Reply to What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki
Maybe the music chapters are little reminders that the shell/facade of a man still feels?
I personally just took it as an extension of his obsession with the way he is perceived by others. Music is one thing he can invest in that adds to the facade he's cultivating. Not to mention the artists he talks about are all famous at the time so maybe it's just him mirroring the rest of the USA's infatuation with celebrities.
jimmbolina t1_j6asgr3 wrote
Reply to comment by TheJester0330 in What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki
Could be. But just because he's interpreted the song wrong doesn't mean he can't have genuine feelings towards it.
I dunno. I just love talkin about books.