This style of writing is characterized by the author imputing their own experiences and thoughts into the story and often disregarding objectivity. Hunter Thompson is credited with creating Gonzo Journalism, with “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” being his magnum opus. Drug use is a common motif throughout the text, and so this novel is not for the faint of heart. The story culminates with a race across Vegas and a runway to make a flight back home to Los Angeles. Throughout the story they have many run-ins with the law that they, somehow, get out of scot free. There they try their best to cover their hidden use of most, if not all, the narcotics mentioned at the seminar. After a botched trip home to Los Angeles the two find themselves headed back to Las Vegas to cover a Drug Enforcement Administration drug safety seminar. The two often find themselves inebriated running from hotel security, criminals, the police, or all three. Duke and the Attorney cross the desert in a flashy red convertible to report on the Mint 400 Motorcycle Race but along the way they encounter trouble. “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” by Hunter Thompson is a cult classic short novel about the experiences of a traveling journalist, Raoul Duke and his unnamed attorney in the Mojave Desert. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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