Patrick Bateman

Bateman was born on October 23, 1962, and comes from a wealthy family. His parents have a home on Long Island, and he mentions a summer home in Newport. His parents divorced some time earlier, while his mother became ill and now resides in a sanitarium. His father, who first appeared in Ellis's previous novel, The Rules of Attraction, grew up on an estate in Connecticut and now owns an apartment in the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, although he was apparently dying in the previous novel and, unlike his ex-wife, is mentioned only in the past tense throughout the novel. His younger brother, Sean, attends Camden College (and is a protagonist in The Rules of Attraction ). In addition to Sean, Bateman has an older brother, Mario, whom he mentions on page 97 of the novel as his ten-years older brother. Bateman attended Phillips Exeter Academy for prep school. He graduated from Harvard University in 1984 and Harvard Business School two years later, and moved to New York City.Bateman is the ultimate stereotype of yuppie greed: wealthy, shallow, and addicted to sex, drugs, and conspicuous consumption. All of his friends look like him, to the point that he often confuses them with one another, and they often confuse him with other people. Bateman delights in obsessively detailing virtually every detail of his designer clothes, as well as his elaborate stereo system and state-of-the-art home theater. He is engaged to an equally wealthy and shallow woman named Evelyn Richards. They can't stand each other, but they stay together for the sake of their social lives. He has a mistress (the fiancée of a gay coworker for whom he greatly despises and who makes repeated and unfortunate sexual advances toward Bateman) and has regular affairs with prostitutes and women he meets in clubs, many of whom end up being his victims. The only woman (and possibly the only person) in his life for whom he has anything approaching feelings is his secretary, Jean. He simply cannot bring himself to seduc

seducBateman is the ultimate stereotype of yuppie greed: wealthy, shallow, and addicted to sex, drugs, and conspicuous consumption. All of his friends look like him, to the point that he often confuses them with one another, and they often confuse him with other people. Bateman delights in obsessively detailing virtually every detail of his designer clothes, as well as his elaborate stereo system and state-of-the-art home theater. He is engaged to an equally wealthy and shallow woman named Evelyn Richards. They can't stand each other, but they stay together for the sake of their social lives. He has a mistress (the fiancée of a gay coworker for whom he greatly despises and who makes repeated and unfortunate sexual advances toward Bateman) and has regular affairs with prostitutes and women he meets in clubs, many of whom end up being his victims. The only woman (and possibly the only person) in his life for whom he has anything approaching feelings is his secretary, Jean. He simply cannot bring himself to seduce, rape, or kill her, perhaps because she is the only person in his life who is not completely superficial. He casually recognizes her as "Jean, my secretary who is in love with me" and introduces her in the narrative as someone he

exercise routine, business cards, alcoholic beverages, as well

"will probably end up getting married someday."

Manipulation

Charisma

Physical fitness

Brute force

Above average intelligence

Murder methodology and

Torture Methodology

criminal

Wealth and resources

Stealth

Evasion

Weapons Expertise Handling

of knives

Ax handling

Aim

Use of chainsaw

Speed

Resistance

Fourth wall awareness

Business management.

GOALS

Adapt to the environment as much as possible

possible, but appear as thoughtful and contemporary within your circle (probably successfully).

Murder for fun (ambiguous, probably successful).

Escape from your personal hell,

perhaps being noticed for his actions or at least distinguished from his hollow (failed) peers.

CRIMES

Serial murder

Serial rape

Torture

Mutilation

Snuff footage

Crimes

hate Death threats

Property destruction

Psychological abuse

Obstruction of justice

Desecration of corpses

Sexual harassment

Cruelty to animals

Cannibalism

Theft

Adultery

Drugs Arson Theft

Representation Romance only:

Feticide Necrophilia Pedophilia (implied)

There is an idea of ​​a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction but there is no real me; only an entity, something illusory... and although I may hide my cold gaze, and you may shake my hand and feel the flesh gripping yours, and perhaps you may even feel that our lifestyles are probably comparable: I am simply... not... there.Patrick Bateman was born on October 23, 1961, on Long Island to wealthy parents, and lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in an expensive and exclusive apartment; Tom Cruise is one of his neighbors. His father is long dead, his mother lives in a sanitarium, and his younger brother, Sean Bateman (the antihero of Ellis's 1987 novel "The Rules of Attraction"), attends Camden College in New Hampshire.

Bateman is a stockbroker at Pierce & Pierce, but he doesn't do much actual work. Instead, he spends his time hanging out at trendy restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, doing cocaine, and picking up prostitutes—many of whom end up becoming his victims. He hangs out with his P&P coworkers, but secretly hates most of them.

Bateman kills men and women, the latter for sadistic sexual pleasure and the former because they irritate him and make him feel inferior.

At one point in the novel, he kills a child just to see if she will like it (he doesn't, having concluded that it spreads less suffering than killing a person with a full history). His murders involve brutal and often complex torture; at one point, he forcibly inserts a Habitrail into a woman's vaginal tract (which he has loosened with acid) and releases a giant rat inside it, which literally eats her from the inside out.

Patrick Bateman was born on October 23, 1961, on Long Island to wealthy parents, and lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in an expensive and exclusive apartment; Tom Cruise is one of his neighbors. His father is long dead, his mother lives in a sanitarium, and his younger brother, Sean Bateman (the antihero of Ellis's 1987 novel "The Rules of Attraction"), attends Camden College in New Hampshire.

Bateman is a stockbroker at Pierce & Pierce, but he doesn't do much actual work. Instead, he spends his time hanging out at trendy restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, doing cocaine, and picking up prostitutes—many of whom end up becoming his victims. He hangs out with his P&P coworkers, but secretly hates most of them.

Bateman kills men and women, the latter for sadistic sexual pleasure and the former because they irritate him and make him feel inferior.

At one point in the novel, he kills a child just to see if she will like it (he doesn't, having concluded that it spreads less suffering than killing a person with a full history). His murders involve brutal and often complex torture; at one point, he forcibly inserts a Habitrail into a woman's vaginal tract (which he has loosened with acid) and releases a giant rat inside it, which literally eats her from the inside out.

At one point, he met Paul Allen, who worked at another company. Mistaking Bateman for a co-worker, Marcus Halberstram, Allen is lured to his apartment, where Bateman kills him with an axe because he was handling an account Bateman wanted. He then disposes of the body, breaks into Allen's apartment, puts his clothes in a suitcase, and re-records the answering machine greeting to say that Allen has left for London. He later picks up two prostitutes, giving them his name as Paul Allen, takes them to his apartment, and has sex with them both while recording. Just as they are about to leave, he opens a drawer full of sharp tools, grabs a coat hanger, and says, "We're not done yet." The prostitutes are bruised and bleeding when he lets them out.

A few days later, he picks up one of the same two prostitutes, calls a friend, and takes them to Paul Allen's apartment. He drugs them with wine and makes them kiss. Then he cuts up the friend with a chainsaw and stuffs the body parts into the closet. He eventually chases the prostitute into the hallway, and she runs down the stairs ahead of him.

Bateman throws the chainsaw over the edge, hitting and killing the prostitute.

Several nights later, Bateman is at the ATM when the message "GIVE ME A LIVE CAT" appears. He picks up a stray cat and draws his gun, but an old lady sees him and screams. Bateman drops the cat and shoots the old lady. Two police cars arrive with their sirens blaring, and Bateman discharges his gun at them, causing the cars to explode. Bateman flees to his office, where he calls his lawyer and leaves a message confessing everything.

Bateman wakes up the next morning and is surprised to find that the police are not looking for him. He goes to Allen's apartment, only to find it completely empty and for sale. He goes to work and then goes out for drinks with some colleagues. There, he meets his lawyer, who compliments Bateman on his great "joke". When Bateman insists that he killed Paul Allen, his lawyer refuses, saying that Allen had dinner with him in London recently. Bateman has an epiphany: the punishment and notoriety he craves will elude him forever, and he is trapped in a meaningless existence - "THIS IS NO WAY OUT".

Death

Bateman meets his end in Lunar Park when a fictionalized version of Bret Easton Ellis writes that his death was burned alive on a boat because he felt haunted by the character.

In the non-canon sequel film American Psycho 2, Rachel Newman killed Bateman when she was 12 years old after he attacked and killed her babysitter.

I have all the characteristics of a human being: flesh, blood, skin, hair; but no single, clear, identifiable emotion except greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust spilled over into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.Bateman devotes much of the novel to detailing the trappings of his lifestyle, including expensive designer clothes, stereo equipment, and his extensive exercise and body-beautification routines. He is vain, self-centered, materialistic, and superficial; he cares for nothing but his own satisfaction and, by his own admission, has no real personality behind his attractive appearance. He even claims that his only emotions are greed and disgust.He is also virulently racist, sexist, classist, murderous, devious, sadistic, fatphobic, xenophobic, homophobic and anti-Semitic, but he feigns concern for equality and "traditional moral values" for the sake of his public image of modernity, or simply out of the mistaken notion that this will make him more likable. This is not the case: his colleagues ridicule him behind his back, his equally shallow fiancée Evelyn is cheating on him, his own lawyer calls him a "sycophant", and people outside his social circle call him "yuppie trash".

A recurring theme in the story is that Bateman is, on the surface, virtually indistinguishable from his friends, to the point where they often mistake him for someone else.

The only person in his life for whom he has anything approaching feelings is his secretary, Jean, whom he knows he is in love with and whom he passively accepts that he will probably marry one day. Even then, however, it is clear that he sees her not as a person, but rather as a beautiful object to be destroyed. He also constantly disregards her feelings for him and treats her with condescension throughout the novel. Consequently, Jean is also the only person whom Patrick shows any visible rest

He is also virulently racist, sexist, classist, murderous, devious, sadistic, fatphobic, xenophobic, homophobic and anti-Semitic, but he feigns concern for equality and "traditional moral values" for the sake of his public image of modernity, or simply out of the mistaken notion that this will make him more likable. This is not the case: his colleagues ridicule him behind his back, his equally shallow fiancée Evelyn is cheating on him, his own lawyer calls him a "sycophant", and people outside his social circle call him "yuppie trash".

A recurring theme in the story is that Bateman is, on the surface, virtually indistinguishable from his friends, to the point where they often mistake him for someone else.

The only person in his life for whom he has anything approaching feelings is his secretary, Jean, whom he knows he is in love with and whom he passively accepts that he will probably marry one day. Even then, however, it is clear that he sees her not as a person, but rather as a beautiful object to be destroyed. He also constantly disregards her feelings for him and treats her with condescension throughout the novel. Consequently, Jean is also the only person whom Patrick shows any visible restraint in killing, throwing her out of his apartment for fear that he would not be able to control himself and hurt her.

Additionally, Patrick has a fascination with serial killers and their

stories. Patrick sees them as symbols of absolute power,

Individuals who are not bound by social or moral rules. He identifies with the coldness and lack of empathy of these killers, such as Ted Bundy, who could manipulate and murder their victims without remorse. Patrick idealizes this ability to commit atrocities without being caught, aspiring to have the same control and freedom to act on his most violent impulses. For Patrick, serial killers represent the ultimate control over life and death. They are able to exert total power over their victims, something Patrick seeks in his own life. His obsession with these killers reflects his desire to completely dominate those around him, erasing any shred of humanity in order to become the perfect predator. Patrick's interest in serial killers is also a symptom of his emotional disconnection. He is incapable of feeling empathy or guilt, common traits in psychopaths, and sees serial killers as a reflection of his own nature. This fascination is a way of mirroring figures who, like him, see others as objects to be possessed or discarded and are driven by the need to satisfy their darkest desires. In a world where Patrick feels empty and devoid of a true identity, his obsession with serial killers gives him a sense of purpose and meaning. He not only admires these killers, but also tries to mold himself into their image, imitating their actions to fill the void within himself.

The only definitive, non-negative trait Patrick seems to have is his affinity for music, as when he talks about it he comes across as particularly engaged and knowledgeable, as seen in his monologue shortly before murdering Paul Allen. He also tries to talk to Jean about it, but when she gives in (something he didn't expect, implying that most people ignore him immediately), Patrick says "never mind" and changes the subject.Friends

Timothy Bryce (coworker)

David Van Patten (coworker)

Craig McDermott (coworker)

Luis Carruthers (former co-worker)

Marcus Halberstram (coworker)

Evelyn Williams (former fiancée, previously)

Jean (secretary)

Harold Carnes (lawyer)Enemies

Detective Donald Kimball (the detective investigating him)

Rachel Newman (murderer, non-canon)Victims

Six Nameless Girls (more in the novel)

Al

Al's dog

"Old faggot" (novel only)

Shar Pei (Romance Only)

Asian Delivery Man (Romance Only)

Paul Allen (former coworker)

Bethany (ex-lover, romance only)

A puppy he bought for Evelyn (romance only)

Isabel

Christie

Mouse (novel only)

five year old at the zoo (novel only)

Tiffany (romance only)

Torri (romance only)

Saxophonist (novel only)

Taxi Driver (Romance Only)

Four police officers

Receptionist

Caretaker

Bateman kills many of his victims because they make him feel inadequate, usually because they have better taste than he does. His friends mock him as the "guy next door", his own lawyer refers to him as a "butt-kisser... a nice ass-kisser", and he is often labeled "yuppie trash" by people outside his social circle.

Bateman frequently expresses doubts about his own sanity and has periodic bouts of psychosis, during which he suffers hallucinations. Bateman is therefore an unreliable narrator. He frequently experiences feelings of depersonalization. In his own words, "although I can hide my cold stare and you can shake my hand and feel my flesh gripping yours, and perhaps you can even feel that our lifestyles are probably comparable: I'm simply not there." Although Bateman often claims to be devoid of emotion, he also describes experiencing moments of extreme anger, panic, or sadness—being "on the verge of tears"—often over trivial inconveniences, such as remembering to return videotapes or trying to get dinner reservations. In the midst of dismembering a victim, he breaks down, sobbing and saying that he "just wants to be loved." He takes psychotropic drugs, such as Xanax, to control these emotions.