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Identity and individualism is a key theme in Bret Ellis’s novel, American Psycho. Ellis depicts a society where these concepts have wholly dissipated and have been replaced by materialism, and studies the impossible effects it has on a person. The society that Bateman and his acquaintances live in are centered on materialism, money, and reputation. Success in this world is measured by the number of brands and products you own instead of an individual’s happiness and fulfillment in life. Names of

American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000) is a film about a wealthy and materialistic Wall Street investment banker, Patrick Bateman. Bateman leads a double life as a serial killer and as the film progresses, his homicidal behaviours begin to take over his life making his psychotic nature evident to those around him. “My need to engage in homicidal behaviour on a massive scale cannot be corrected, but I have no other way to fulfill my needs.” Towards the end of the film, after breaking up with his fiancé

SECTION I (Catalina): Macy’s, Inc. is a department store company that currently operates over 800 stores under the names of Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet, and their newest acquisition Bluemercury, which offers luxury beauty products and spa services. All but one of its stores are located in the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Macy’s sells its merchandise via their websites and mobile applications. According to their 2014 annual report, Macy’s had sales of $28.1