He has been shown to be very intelligent, easily trusted, good at building relationships, and very adventurous. But he is very dangerous, self-destructive and may not be entirely sane. However, there is no denying that Tyler's personality has many faces, like that of a well-cut jewel. Throughout the story Tyler can be seen as almost sociopathic, having the facade of a very intelligent man with his almost catalyst personality only open behind the scenes of normal society. As the story is read, we can see that the character of Tyler Durden has been carefully constructed by the author, thus allowing him to truly become what this story is about.: