In Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, the novel focuses around groups of men involved in deviant behavior. The men meet monthly, weekly, nightly - however often is needed to fight off the demons of society that trouble them, mostly focusing on materialism and various aspects of money. While this type of behavior is not typical for men, it is not extraordinarily different, because men have been known to fight on occasion. But, in these cases, they are not fighting to defend their honor or pride, they are simply fighting to relieve stress.
For women, Fight Club would have a different feel. Engaging regularly in violent behavior is not something that would ever be expected from women, whereas it is somewhat typical in men. Rather, women engage in more silent types of violence, such as gossip. Weekly meetings to stand in a circle exchanging juicy stories about one another does not necessarily make for a good storyline, though. Part of the appeal of fight club is its action and gore – a less violent story would create a less interesting plot.
Although women are not typically physically violent, they can potentially be verbally violent. Instead of beating each other up, a female fight club could entail women yelling at each other. It sounds bizarre, to be sure, but women are typically put under pressure of being constantly pleased and soft-spoken. Rather than punching out their anger on another person, they could simply yell and scream their pain away in the middle of the night in the basement of a bar. And perhaps, like the narrator’s beloved support groups, they could end with a heart-felt hug and a good cry.
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