![]() Thompson at once criticizes the conventional notion of the American Dream, and its manifestation in Las Vegas and modern American culture, even in the foreign policy of the United States, while at the same time offering an alternative interpretation of what constitutes the American Dream, by looking back fondly to the hope of the 1960s. ![]() It is as though being completely high is the only way to make sense of this bizarre world – Las Vegas. Gonzo turn themselves into beasts in order to cope with the sordid materialistic betrayal of the American Dream that Las Vegas represents. It is a quotation from the English man of letters Samuel Johnson: “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.” In the context of the book, this implies that Duke and Dr. The epigraph to the book is important too. ![]() Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is “A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream” – and the word “savage” suggests Thompson’s overall feelings about the American Dream: he disapproves of it. ![]() Dreaming of America: the Destruction of the American Dream ![]()
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