"The Guts and Guts Effect" freaked me out. If I were a guy, it would probably be even harder to read a story about young boys almost dying while doing something as common as masturbating. "Guts"'s transgressive style could be noted through Palahniuk's use of explicit detailed writing, as well as his disregard for subtlety. Like Crash or Money, the characters in "Guts" all share an extreme obsession: masturbating. With a complete disregard for how badly they are ruining themselves, the boys did all they could to achieve the highest form of orgasm. The scene with the boy's bowels being trapped in the pool's vacuum is incredibly descriptive, adding shock value to an already obscene narrative. Chuck speaks rather matter-of-factly and states the sequence of events as if he were detached from the whole ordeal. The story's purpose is almost a warning to young kids who buy into myths spread around circles of immature boys.
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