American Psycho: At Another New Restaurant Summary & Analysis

Bateman

has planned something special for dessert. Earlier that day, he’d stolen a used urinal cake, taken it home, covered it in chocolate, froze it, and popped it in a Godiva box (

Evelyn

’s favorite). He’s brought the box with them to dinner and asked the waiter to surprise Evelyn with it at the end of their meal. She is delighted when it arrives and offers to share the treat with Bateman. He refuses and allows Evelyn to dig in. He watches her take a big bite and observes her face as she tries to process what it is she’s tasting. It’s “minty,” she tells him, unaware of what it is she’s actually eating. As Bateman watches her, he has a realization. Even this act isn’t pleasurable or fulfilling to him. It’s merely something he feels he must do in order to even put up with Evelyn for three hours.