Fight Club

The Narrator begins flying to different cities searching for Tyler. He seems surprisingly adept at finding bars which host Fight Club meetings, and everyone greets him with respect. People in all such places call him “sir,” offer to buy him drinks, and greet him like an old friend—but none admit to knowing or having seen Tyler. He gets a lead to go to Seattle. When he arrives, the first bar he walks into is empty. The bartender greets him warmly, welcoming him back to the city. The Narrator insists he has never been to this bar before and asks if the man knows Tyler Durden. Once again, the Narrator is asked in response, “Is this a test?” (158). The bartender calls the Narrator Mr. Durden and says he stopped in just last week. The bartender knows about the Narrator’s birthmark, even though the only people he ever told were Marla and his own father. The bartender says everyone in Project Mayhem knows about his birthmark, and that the Narrator is a legend. He holds up his hand to show he also has a scar from Tyler’s kiss. The Narrator wonders if it is his.