Patrick's Analysis 2

I've arrived at a rather peculiar point in the novel, which is the first real sign of Patrick's bloodthirsty craze. He is waiting on his date, Patricia, to arrive at his house for dinner reservations at Barcadia at 9:00, and says something very strange: "I come to the conclusion that Patricia is safe tonight, that she will remain alive (pg. 76)." There has been no mention of him killing anybody before, and this is very abrupt and unexpected. He has been going routinely about his daily life, and now suddenly remarks on killing another human being for no particular reason. He could have the desire to kill this girl because he feels no real adrenaline rushes in his life anymore. Maybe his life has become simply too boring, and the only way he can think to spruce it up is with a little bloodshed in the evening. Whatever the reason, we now can see the first evidence of there being a real a real American psycho in this novel.