name symbolism?

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beast66
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This is a bit of a weird question but I was wondering- does Marla Singer's name have any symbolic meaning?

"Marla Singer" sticks out so much, and is just such an unusual name that I think there's probably some reason Chuck Palahniuk chose it.

It seems like it means something, I just can't figure out what.

Any guesses?

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If there is some deliberate symbolism, he has surpassed Steinbeck in the same way Steinbeck surpassed Hawthorne.

Hawthorne's symbolic character names are mind-numbingly obvious ("Young Goodman Brown"), Steinbeck's are a bit more subtle (Will Freely), and Palahniuk's character names are... cryptic as Hell?

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The real Marla Singer won a contest on the Cult and got her name used in the book. It's a shame she doesn't post anymore.

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On the DVD commentary for Fight Club, Chuck says that he named the character after a girl who picked on his sister in grade school.

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i find this interesting.

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Chuck never lies.

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