Patrick Bateman always obeys the law.
 Bateman delights in obsessively detailing virtually every single feature of his upper-class lifestyle, including designer clothes, workout routine, business cards, alcoholic drinks, elaborate high-end stereo and home theater sound system
 Bateman realizes that the punishment and notoriety he desires will be forever out of his reach, and that he is trapped inside a meaningless existence: "This is not an exit"

