The father of gonso journalism is what he is often to referred to as. However, Hunter S. Thompson is somehow much more than that. Although, it is true that he has revolutionized writing and taken journalism to a new place that it has never been before.
Hunter S. Thompson did not just write about topics he thought were interesting or profitable. He went out and found out first hand the truth of what he wanted to write about and wrote about it with a twist. He did not read a book about Hell's Angels or look them up on the internet. The man did not use any secondary sources at all. Instead, he jumped on a bike with them and drank and did what they did with them and learned from them.
The Hell's Angel Motorcycle Club, or Hell's Angels Motorcycle Corporation, has often been associated with drug dealing and violence and is thought to be outlaws in the United States and in Canada. They are extremely dangerous but this did not stop Thompson. Although, he has said "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." Anyone who has ever read a Hunter S. Thompson piece understands how this philosophy is applied in his line of work.
The great thing about his writing is very simple; it's hilarious. It's very straightforward. "I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me." (Thompson, Hunter S.) Even for a person who would never consider doing any of the things he writes about the story can be appreciated and enjoyed. His writing is all about taking chances and hoping they work. As Hunter S. Thompson would say "Buy the ticket, take the ride." Lucky for him the ticket was well worth the investment.
Works Cited:
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Thompson, Hunter S Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 1971
3 comments:
You would do well to include at least one correct MLA style in-text reference to a book:
http://www.hiwrite.com/footnote.html
Also include a list of works cited at the end.
Ok I added my botched up version of a works cited
But what about a correct MLA cite in the format: (Thompson 42) where "42" is a page number. If you don't know the page number just write it like this: (Thompson). Remove his first name!
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