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Spend the summer in Vegas
Montry
Reporter
Humor is, without a doubt,
the best genre in summer
time. Books that promote
both laughter and thought are ex
cellent when sitting in the shade of
1 the backyard
with a nice
cold beer.
Speaking of
beer, nothing
better portrays
mind-altering
substances
and “bad crazi
ness” than
Hunter S.
Thompson’s
“Fear and
Loathing in
Las Vegas: A
Savage Jour
ney to the
Heart of the American Dream.”
Published by Rolling Stone in
1971 and adapted into a movie in *
1998, “Fear and Loathing” is a jour
ney into the mind of America's
greatest social journalist as he trav
els to Las Vegas, taking drugs and
generally causing havoc. In the
book, Thompson portrays himself
as Raoul Duke, a “doctor of journal
ism” sent to cover the Mint 400 race
and a district attorney’s conference.
Along with him is his lawyer, Dr.
Gonzo, who is equally crazy.
The greatest aspect of “Fear and
Loathing,” aside from Thompson's
wildly entertaining “gonzo” jour
nalistic style, is the mix of humor
and insight that Thompson uses to
show the beauty of an entire genera
tion. He describes the ’60s drug cul
ture throughout the book as he ram
pages Las Vegas in a drug-induced
stupor. The imagery and colors
Thompson uses to paint this pic
ture are amazing, albeit hard to
comprehend unless the reader is fa
miliar with his quirky writing style.
A small tip with “Fear and
Loathing”: Do not watch the movie
first. Viewers will be confused and
shocked. Let Thompson tell his
story through the written word be
fore attempting to comprehend the
work visually.
Fans of “Fear and Loathing”
may also enjoy “Fear and
Loathing: On the Campaign Trail
’72” and “Hell’s Angels.”
If drugs and journalism don’t
sound interesting, try the classic
“Catch-22,” another book that
blends dark humor with an impor
tant message: War may seem nec
essary to some people, but ulti
mately it makes no sense.
Written in 1961 by Joseph Heller,
“Catch-22” follows an airman in
World War II named Yossarian as he
struggles to answer the war’s pro
found and philosophical question:
Why are people trying to kill me?
Yossarian ponders this question
as he deals with hilarious charac
Photo Illustration by Adam Jones Emerald
ters, such as “Major Major Major
Major,” and invents interesting
ways to spend more time in a mili
tary hospital.
The name of the book also has
importance. Throughout the story,
Yossarian encounters many
“catches,” usually used to keep
him in the war. For instance, a mil
itary rule states that an airman can
be grounded (excused from flying
missions) if he or she is crazy.
The airman can only be deemed
crazy, however, if he asks a military
psychiatrist to ground him for being
crazy. And any airman who asks to
be grounded is obviously not crazy,
since “a concern for one’s own safe
ty in the face of dangers that were
real and immediate was the process
of a rational mind.”
That’s a Catch-22.
Contact the reporter
at janmontry@dailyemerald .com.
His opinions do not necessarily
reflect those of the Emerald.
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