In the novel, Fertility and the agent both say that nothing new ever happens. If you look closely at patterns, you can predict what will happen. Do you think this is true?

Discuss the theme of sex and power. Do you think that powerful people have control as they can exert their sexuality?

Tender constantly struggles to fit in as a normal person, and then later as a celebrity. Why do you think that Tender desires to fit in so badly?

When Adam is finally introduced in the novel, it is expected that he will be vengeful and angry with Tender for not committing suicide. He originally wanted to have Tender blamed for all the murders. Why do you think he had the change of heart?

Explore the theme of celebrity. Do you think Palahniuk's effectively uses Tender's character to examine this phenomena in...