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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS

BASED ON THE BOOK BY HUNTER S. THOMPSON

 

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CONTENT

The Descent into Madness

The $300 and the Great Red Shark

Strange Medicine and the Departure of the Hitchhiker

Arrival in Las Vegas

Saturday Night in Vegas and The Circus-Circus

The Hunt for Lacerda and a Troubled Night

"White Rabbit" and the Fleeing from the Mint

Down and Out and on the Lam

The Drug Conference and the Descent

General Analysis

 

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson follows the drug-fueled road trip of Raoul Duke and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo, to Las Vegas. The journey begins as an assignment to cover the Mint 400 motorcycle race but quickly devolves into a chaotic search for the American Dream. The narrative is marked by constant drug use, paranoia, and bizarre encounters. Duke’s unreliable narration blends reality with hallucinations, making it difficult to discern what is real. The story juxtaposes the "legitimate world" of the Mint 400 and a drug conference with the protagonists' unhinged experiences. The story serves as a darkly comedic commentary on the culture of excess, irresponsibility and the loss of values in the early 1970s, ultimately revealing the American Dream as an elusive mirage.

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