American psycho gay character

He has, inadvertently, led on a homosexual male in whom he, Patrick, has no sexual interest. When Patrick invites Jean up to his apartment, he means to kill her, but he is interrupted by the answering machine. For me he just represent everything that is bad in society: homophobic, xenophobic, hates women, hares the poor To me, this shows that he perhaps wants to show affection towards Luis in some way, even if he cannot physically reciprocate.

This need for affection, if you will, can be supported further in the film. For me and, I suppose, for a lot of other people , a lot of the novel is ambiguous. I am entirely open to different interpretations of this novel - especially as it is one of my favourite novels of all time.

Instead of waiting for Evelyn to stop talking and then killing his secretary, he puts down the nail gun and tells her to leave. However, I am completely open to the possibility, and perhaps if there were more evidence I could start to view the novel from that perspective.

Nov 11, PM. No, he's not homosexual. Another example from the novel is when Patrick has dinner with an ex-girlfriend Bethany and later kills her with a nail gun. Yes, this scene is not present in the book, but the characterisation of Patrick is similar in both, so I think this point stands.

None of my friends has read it, so I never get a chance to discuss it. Again, I feel that this supports the view that he is conflicted; he is not in favour of homosexuality, but he does not kill Luis. "If they knew I was gay, 'Psycho' would be read as a different book," author Brett Easton Ellis remarked in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in Published in , American Psycho faced significant controversy, leading to Ellis's separation from his primary publisher, Simon & Schuster.

Well, here we see that he really does not want to kill Luis — not because he, Patrick, is also a homosexual, but because Luis is affectionate, even if Patrick does not requite these feelings. To Harron—and to many queer viewers from the jump—the satire has always been clear: American Psycho is “a gay man’s satire on masculinity.” The source novel’s author, Bret Easton Ellis, wrote from the vantage point of someone who understood the homoerotic pageantry of power and performance.

One could perhaps say he does this because of his psychotic rage, but one could also say that this instance holds up the belief that he craves affection; Bethany is no longer with him and loves another who, I believe, is quite a prominent figure in New York — the chef at Dorsia, or something , so Patrick is hurt and decides to kill her.

It made me think for a little while, but ultimately I am of the opinion that he is not homosexual. However, I do believe that Patrick is not a fan, shall we say, of homosexuality. American Psycho brings us into the Wall Street world of Patrick Bateman, a 27 year-old man obsessed with his looks, clothing, status, and even his business cards.

The only reason that Patrick does not kill Luis when is has the chance is because Luis shows affection towards him. Jan 20, AM. I don't think he is gay. At least, I never read it that way, and I probably never will. However, he does not kill Luis, Evelyn or Jean because they all, in one way or another, express affection for him.

He is conflicted, as although previously he felt that there was no love around him, he has now been confronted with that fact and does not know how to react. Oh and he maybe is a serial. I will be honest with you; I had never even thought about it that way until I saw your post.

Thanks for posting this; you've definitely got my brain working! In the 'Confronted by Faggot' chapter, Patrick is frightened. He is just antisocial. Nov 12, PM. Oh, definitely. Comments Showing of 14 14 new post a comment ». A closeted gay man and Wall Street colleague of Patrick Bateman ’s, Luis Carruthers is the boyfriend of Courtney Lawrence, who seems highly uninterested in the relationship.

He does not, therefore, think that Luis is a bad person for being homosexual.