While scholars have analyzed the masculinity crisis portrayed in American fiction, few have focused on postmodernist fiction, few have examined masculinity without using feminist theory, and no articles propose a solution for ending traditional masculinitys dominance. I examine the masculinity crisis as it is portrayed in two postmodernist novels, David Foster Wallaces novel Infinite Jest and Chuck Palahniuks novel Fight Club. Both novels have male characters that ran the gamut of masculinities, but those that are the most successful at avoiding gender stereotypes develop a masculinity which...