The Role and Scandalization of Sexual and Physical Violence in Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho"
Laura Kraus
Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institute for English and American Studies), course: Scandal! When Books Go Bad, language: English, abstract: The depictions of Bateman’s cruel acts of sexual and physical violence reflect on structures that are prevalent in our society, particularly excessive consumption and social stratification, as well as scandalize audiences that cannot identify the novel’s social criticism.
