Invisible Monsters Capitalism Analysis

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Invisible Monsters handles capitalism from a postmodern perspective. It announces industry of beauty as the up to date upper class. The narrator clears the doubts by saying, "It is all mirror, mirror on the wall because beauty is power the same way money is power" (16). Class struggle stems from not having the suitable fashion outfit. Andrew Ng argues, “Invisible Monsters explores the powerful interpellation of bodies by late capitalism to the point that only embodying certain ‘labels’ can the body have significance” (25). Capitalism is not linked only with beauty, but also being famous and trendy. The protagonist's brother lies about his illness when he says, "I considered AIDS, for the experience, but then everybody had AIDS and it looked so mainstream and trendy" (260). …show more content…
Shannon begins with absolute visibility as a fashion product. Shane responds by false immune virus. Shannon attacks again with absolute invisibility as a drool tongued monster. Shane becomes the joker in the pack and changes his gender. For Shannon, life is nothing but " … a series of rivals for public attention" (Palahniuk xxi). The meaning of Invisible Monsters extracts to be a reason, a solution and a result. Invisible Monsters are capitalism and consumerism. 'Invisibility' is a side effect and 'being a monster' is the salvation. She describes the relief, "You know how you look at ugly hunchback girls, and they are so lucky. Nobody drags them at night so they cannot finish their doctorate thesis papers. They do not get yelled at by fashion photographers if they get infected ingrown bikini hairs" (286). When Shannon destroys her beautiful face, she automatically releases herself from capitalism. She
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