MEMES on Instagram: "🙃 Patrick Bateman is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. He was famously portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2000 movie adaptation. Bateman is a wealthy, young investment banker living in New York City during the 1980s. On the surface, he appears successful, stylish, and charming, but underneath, he’s a deeply disturbed individual who hides violent and psychopathic tendencies."