History Characters / AmericanPsycho

[[folder: Bethany]]

Bateman's ex-girlfriend.

* MaskOfSanity: The TropeCodifier. And it's about to slip.

* StrawNihilist: He believes that ultimately, everything is meaningless. "Everything I have been taught: principles, distinctions, choices, morals, compromises, knowledge, unity, prayer -- all of it was wrong, without any final purpose. All it came down to was: die or adapt."

* AmbiguousSituation: It's left up to interpretation exactly how much--or how little--Kimball truly suspects Bateman of wrongdoing.

[[folder: Bethany]]

Bateman's ex-girlfriend.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He is another self-absorbed yuppie whose entire time on page and on screen is dedicated to spewing bigoted comments.

* OneHourWorkWeek: His job is very high-paying, with a cushy office, but he doesn't seem to ''do'' any actual work there and [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob has a lot of free time on his hands]]. In the various adaptations of the story, Patrick's time at his office is spent watching TV, listening to music on his Walkman, doing crossword puzzles, lifting weights, and any number of other unrelated activities. Famously, when Patrick and all his associates attend a business meeting, the time is spent showing off their business cards, and later, when Patrick attempts to ''look'' busy when visited by Detective Kimball, all Patrick can think to do is pick up his phone receiver and ramble on about men's fashion and proper tipping etiquette, rather than pretend to actually be in the middle of business. When his secretary looks through his day planner, it's almost empty save for lunch dates (plus doodles in the film). It's mentioned both in the book and the film that [[{{Nepotism}} it's his dad's company]]. In his review of the film, Creator/RogerEbert mused that Patrick's spree might have been averted if he'd been put to work hitting nails with a hammer, which is about the only task he's qualified for.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Patrick wants desperately to stand out and be admired and he is daily tormented with the knowledge that he's completely indistinguishable among every other yuppie wall street type and nothing he does will ever be of any consequence.

* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: (movie) During the porn film he's making with two prostitutes, he spends more time looking at himself in a mirror, flexing his biceps.

* TheWoobie: Patrick torments her on their date, traps her in his apartment, then tortures and rapes her to death.

* InformedFlaw: Luis' peers are unimpressed by his new business card, though it's not clear if it's because he showed it off at an inopportune time or if it just didn't fit their gonzo criteria for excellence.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Has genuinely feelings for Bateman, who isn't capable of feeling love for anyone.

* OffWithHisHead: Not shown in the movie, but the book goes out of its way to describe how little of his head remains of his head once Bateman is through with him.

[[folder:Craig McDermott]]

* AxCrazy: Currently the trope image. See AmbiguousDisorder for a list of his disorders. He also is a SerialKiller to boot, and at one point literally kills someone with an axe.

* AxCrazy: Currently the trope image. See AmbiguousDisorder for a list of his disorders. He also is a SerialKiller to boot, and at one point [[AnAxeToGrind literally kills someone with an axe]].

** This is exaggerated in the film where Patrick along with everyone else are comparing business cards, the cards in question are all completely identical save for their names (and even then they are typed out the exact same way).