Prompt #14
"So we would have to drum it up on our own. Free Enterprise. The American Dream. Horatio Alger gone mad on drugs in Las Vegas." (p. 12)
"old Americans go out to the highway and drive themselves to death with huge cars."(p.18)
I chose these two quotes because it shows you the theme of the book which is the "American Dream". I think the purpose of Thompson's writing was to show the ugly side of the American Dream like doing drugs and greed. The first quote shows the drug influence during that time period. Thompson says the American Dream is like Horatio Alger gone mad on drugs in Las Vegas and he says it like that to show you that many Americans did drugs during the 70's because it was a time period of peace.
The second quote is an example of greed that Americans has. It is shows greed because it is saying how Americans buy nice and huge cars just to drive themselves into death. Some say that you are more likely to die from a car accident then in a plane crash. This quote is saying how the Americans love to drive and they drive recklessly and it shows you the American lifestyle.
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