Andrew

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Summary

This book, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", is about a a journalist by the name of Raoul Duke, and his attorney Dr. Gonzo going on a trip to Las Vegas to do a story on the Mint 400 motorcycle race. But on the way, and throughout the story, they are constantly on drugs such as ether, cocaine, LSD, also drunk on alcoholic beverages. Which leads them to get off track, and in the end of it all try to find the American Dream.

Characters

The main character is Raoul Duke, a journalist who's personality is usually laid back, but seems to vary frequently due to the amount of drugs he takes throughout the story. Another important character who is mostly along side with Raoul, is his very own attorney Dr. Gonzo. He is a man that gets off track very easily and seems to be very cautious of things. For example, he carries a knife and gun around at most times in the story, and gets rid of connections that may lead the police to find them breaking some of the many laws they have already broken.

Theme

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." That is the one of the first quotes you come across in this book, and it shows how at that time (1970's) the use of drugs were abused and used to "get away" from this world. Also in this book, the main character, Raoul Duke, talks about the "American Dream", and when he mentions this, he mainly goes for the point of how messed up the world at that time was, and throughout the story, he goes to Las Vegas not only to report a story on a motorcycle race, but to go to the "soul" of America, and break as many rules that America had to give him, and do as he pleased.

Recommendation

Personally, i would recommend this book to anyone unless you really don't like books that kind of confuses you, or if your under the age of 13 because of specific content in the book. This book is a unique and unforgettable book that is quite hilarious at times and very serious at others. It has deep meanings and lets you think in many different ways. Never the less it will be a good experience, so i would recommend this book to practically everyone out there.