Bateman's Violence In 'Mindless'

The “mindless” violence is questioned during the killing of the Asian delivery boy, on the realisation that the boy is Chinese and not Japanese he exclaims how he “accidently [killed] the wrong type of Asian” as a result of his own resentment towards the Japanese for purchasing buildings in America that stand as their Capitalist symbol, in killing “the wrong type of Asian” he is essentially showing the reader his belief that those below him socially lack their own personal identity. This violence portrays a shocking emotional response from the reader, and yet Bateman has little issue with the fact that he killed a child but moreover the fact that it was not his target, Bateman’s irrational fears that it is all of the Japanese contributing to