Hunter S. Thompson, named to be the creator of gonzo journalism, created the book “The Great White Shark Hunt” by compiling his past works of news articles, journal entries, letters to the editors, and personal works to inform readers about the seventies and eighties. In a specific article “The “Hashbury” is the Capital of the Hippies,” published in the New York Times Magazine on May 14, 1967 Thompson showed his experiences of what Height Ashbury was like, and told his predictions about what would happen when the 100,000 new hippies came into the city. Thompson’s purpose was to inform readers about what was happening in Height Ashbury, with specific details, imagery of the city, and information of the city. In doing so he informs that the hippie…