Hunter S. Thompsonn can be described as a very wise man and laways "high on life," enjoying the crazy ride. He truly knows how to keep the attention of his readers , and that is a problem with many writers today not knowing how to keep the attention of young readers. He wasn't scared to put his thoughts on paper and fear what readers would think.He was a straight forward man, and had a unique spark to his writing. Hunter S. Thompson is the king of the fascinating "Gonzo Journalism." This new style of journalism has opened many doors for young writers today. Through his dialogue and writing style , it is very easy for us young readers to picture us as if we were there with him. His dialogue helps us to get the the bigger picture. In" Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" they are traveling to find the American Dream something we all look for . He tells his readers all about his trip on drugs on the way up to Las Vegas. When Hunter passed away everyone was devstated but this was stated " all have spoken of him as the inventor, and ultimate practitioner, of Gonzo journalism, that compelling and outrageous amalgam of reportage and literature, held together by an intoxicating emulsion of drink, drugs and sexual excess. "(BBC News ) Hunter S. Thompson eneded up commiting suicide and in a recent book published on the life of Thompson Jann S. Wenner states “I never had any doubt that at some point he was going to commit suicide,”(Weinner 488). Most saw the suicide coming but were in denial
His style of writing was different from the rest. He was a man of many ideas and words. Hunter S. Thompson once said "If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism."(Thompson,1) .
Works Cited
Seymour, Corey, Jann S. Wenner, and Johnny Depp. Gonzo : The Life of Hunter S. Thompson. Boston: Little Brown & Company, 2007. 488.
Thomson Hunter S.Personal Interview.Feb 20.2004.
Walker, Andrew. "Bedtime for Gonzo ?" BBC News. 24 Feb. 2005. 1 Dec. 2008 .
