Fight Club Scene 31 Summary

  • Outside a convenience store, Tyler reveals to Jack his new homework assignment: human sacrifice.
  • Tyler drags the clerk, Raymond K. Hessel, out back, and holds a gun to his head.
  • When he finds a community college ID, expired, Tyler asks Raymond what he wanted to be. His answer: a veterinarian.
  • Tyler doesn't kill him, but says he'll kill in six weeks if he's not back on track to becoming a veterinarian.
  • Jack doesn't think this whole thing was funny, but Tyler explains his reasoning: "Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of Raymond K. Hessel's life."