ican Dream, and we were told it was somewhere in this area Well were here looking for it, cause they sent us out from San Francisco to look for it. Thats why they gave us this white Cadillac, they figure that we could catch up with it with thatWaitress: Hey Lou (the chef in the diner), you know where the American Dream is?(Fear and Loathing, page 164)Thompson also tends to write about things he is personally involved in. His own hobbies tend to such subjects as drugs, sex, violence and sports, or all subjects which also seems to be the obsession of North America. HST is not only writing about himself, but also a large part of the population. Thompson illustrates his lust for drugs in this quotation:We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-coloured uppers, downers, laughers, screamers and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.(Fear and Loathing, page 4)As the worlds only working gonzo journalist, the only writing to compare HSTs writing with is his own. There are five main characteristics that appear in his writings. They are: - Overlapping themes of sex, violence, drugs, sports and politics (as mentioned above).- References to public figures such as newspeople, actors, musicians and Politicians (as mentioned above)- A tendency to move away from the topic subject he started out with; for example, in Fear and Loathing Thompsons original assignment of reporting on the Mint 400 race ends up as just a sub-plot in a search for the American Dream.- Use of sarcasm as humour: Dean is clearly a shrewd executive. He will have no trouble getting a job when he gets out of prison. (The Great Shark Hunt, page 305) - Extreme scrutiny of situationsThis last point is the one I find most relevant to Thompsons writing. HST seems to be very observant, notici...
