American Psycho is about Patrick Bateman, a wealthy young investment banker in 1987 New York City, who leads a double life. By day, he maintains a polished social façade, obsessed with status and appearances, and by night, he indulges in violent, psychopathic behavior, including murder. The story explores Bateman's identity crisis, his moral disintegration, and serves as a critique of corporate greed and superficiality on Wall Street. Throughout the narrative, Bateman's violent sadism symbolizes the brutality of corporate culture, and his confessions go unnoticed or dismissed by others, highlighting societal indifference to such horrors. The plot ultimately questions the reality of Bateman's actions and his psychological state, leaving an ambiguous sense of accountability and identity.
