Out doing a given mission
The recruit reports Bob's shooting as something that happened on a job.
We were on assignment.Fight Club · 1999 — 第 15 / 19 章 · 2'39" · B2
Robert Paulson's Death Scene, Explained：kill two birds with one stone
Two Project Mayhem members arrive in an emergency room shot, and one reports the police killed Bob. The group wants to get rid of the body, but Jack refuses: "This is a man and he has a name, and it's Robert Paulsen, OK?"
あらすじ
Project Mayhem members bring two gunshot victims into an emergency room. One explains they were on assignment, trying to kill two birds with one stone by destroying corporate art and trashing a coffee bar. The police shot Bob in the head. Back at the house, Jack refuses to let the others bury the body and demands that his friend be remembered by name.
注目の表現
on assignmentkill two birds with one stoneget rid of the evidencefucking evidence
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このシーンの表現
kill two birds with one stone
Achieve two aims in one move
The mission is pitched as efficient until the police fire.
If we meet at the station we kill two birds with one stone: pickup and lunch.
このシーンの他の表現
- on assignment
Out doing a given mission
- get rid of the evidence
Destroy or hide what could prove a crime
- fucking evidence
A furious rejection of calling a body proof
- in death
A name granted only after dying
- his name is robert paulsen
Restoring a person by saying the full name
このシーンのメモ一覧
39 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
Achieve two aims in one move
The mission is pitched as efficient until the police fire.
We were supposed to kill two birds with one stone.be supposed to: The plan is marked as expected, which the shooting breaks.
We were supposed to kill two birds with one stone.Link kill two; keep birds as the image that lands.
We were supposed to kill two birds with one stone.Destroy a piece of corporate art......and trash a franchise coffee bar.We had it all worked out, sir.- It went smooth until... - Police! Freeze!- They shot him in the head. - Fucking pigs!a crude insult for police — Hostile slang for cops; not safe in public.
- They shot him in the head. - Fucking pigs!a severe insult — Extreme anger only; never in polite speech.
- Those motherfuckers! - You morons.You run around in ski masks trying to blow things up?You run around in ski masks trying to blow things up?What did you think was gonna happen?Destroy or hide what could prove a crime
They name the corpse as evidence before they name it as Bob.
OK, quick! We gotta get rid of the evidence - his body!- Come on, people, let's go! - Get the fuck off! Get away from him!He was killed serving Project Mayhem, sir.participle clause: The participle makes death sound like part of the job.
He was killed serving Project Mayhem, sir.In Project Mayhem, we have no names.He's a man, and he's dead now because of us.In death, a member of Project Mayhem has a name.Give each part of the name equal weight.
His name is Robert Paulsen.Shut up! This is all over with!「Robert Paulson's Death Scene」を読み解く
What's really going on
Project Mayhem trains its members to speak in the language of operations: they were "on assignment," they wanted to "kill two birds with one stone," and the dead man is, at first, only "the evidence." Jack breaks that language in two sentences: "This isn't fucking evidence. This is a person," and "This is a man and he has a name, and it's Robert Paulsen, OK?" The members answer that in Project Mayhem they have no names, which is exactly the idea that turned a friend into a casualty. The closing chant, "His name is Robert Paulsen," is both a ritual and an accusation: the group finally gives the dead man a name only after it has used him up.
Theme
IdentityProject Mayhem erases names; Jack insists that a person's name is what separates a body from evidence.
Death & griefThe chant "His name is Robert Paulsen" turns a friend's death into a ceremony of shared mourning and blame.
このチャプターで学べること
- 'on assignment' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
- 'kill two birds with one stone' changes the pressure of the reply.
- The surrounding lines set the social temperature.
発音のポイント
- kill two birds — Link kill two; keep birds as the image that lands.
- Robert Paulsen — Give each part of the name equal weight.
This isn't fucking evidence. This is a person.Jack rejects the group's colder word for the body: evidence is a thing to hide, and he insists Bob is still a person, not a problem.
This is a man and he has a name, and it's Robert Paulsen, OK?Jack forces the members to hear the full name instead of the category, which is the one thing the movement does not allow.
He's a man, and he's dead now because of us.Jack names the group's responsibility directly: their project got a real person killed, and he will not let them file it away.
In death, a member of Project Mayhem has a name.The rule that names are restored only after death: members give up their identity to the group and get it back as a memorial.
In Project Mayhem, we have no names.The group's core rule, and the line that lets it treat people as interchangeable parts rather than as individuals.
このシーンについての質問
Who shot Bob?
The police did, during a Project Mayhem operation. Members were destroying corporate art and trashing a coffee bar when officers arrived, and Bob was shot in the head.
Why does Jack refuse to bury Bob in the garden?
The other members treat the body as evidence to be disposed of, but Jack knew Bob from the support groups. For him Bob is a friend, not a liability, which is why he stands in the way.
Why does Project Mayhem say it has no names?
The rule is meant to erase individuality so members will obey and sacrifice without hesitation. A person without a name is easier to use, which is exactly what Jack is protesting.
What does "kill two birds with one stone" mean here?
It is the group's own phrase for one operation that hits two targets: destroying a piece of corporate art and wrecking a coffee bar at the same time.
Why do they keep repeating "His name is Robert Paulsen"?
The chant is a ritual. In Project Mayhem a member gets a name back only in death, so the group repeats the full name as both a funeral and a way of admitting what they did.
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第 14 章hitting bottomTyler Crashes the Car
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