Editing American Psycho (section)

=== Major characters ===
* [[Patrick Bateman]] – the central narrator and villainous protagonist of the novel.
* Evelyn Richards – Bateman's supposed fiancée.
* Timothy Price – Bateman's best friend and colleague. Later appears as a teenager in Ellis's novel ''[[The Informers]]''.
* Paul <!--DO NOT CHANGE TO ALLEN; ALLEN IS MOVIE NAME, OWEN IS BOOK NAME! -->Owen (renamed to Paul Allen in the film) – Bateman's colleague who is later murdered by Bateman.
* Jean – Bateman's secretary, whom Bateman refers to as "Jean, my secretary who is in love with me".
* Luis Carruthers – a closeted [[homosexual]] co-worker who is attracted to Bateman, something that disgusts the latter.
* Courtney Lawrence – Luis' fiancée who is having an affair with Bateman.
* Craig McDermott – Bateman's colleague, part of a social foursome alongside Bateman, Timothy Price and David Van Patten.
* David Van Patten – Bateman's colleague, also part of Bateman's main social group.