It makes it more real and much more powerful than if there was just pages and pages of words talking about the drugs and hallucinations, and no images to help really drive the point home. The images also make the reader stop and think. Think about what is going through the character’s mind, what it would be like if they were in the same situation, how they would react and how they would respond. For many readers it opens their eyes to a world they otherwise would never have known, and it makes them think about that world compared to the world they live in now. Another instance of the use of meta-fiction in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the using of relevant topics that the audience can relate to. Throughout the book Thompson mentions ‘the American dream’ when Duke and his attorney are on their drug infused road
It makes it more real and much more powerful than if there was just pages and pages of words talking about the drugs and hallucinations, and no images to help really drive the point home. The images also make the reader stop and think. Think about what is going through the character’s mind, what it would be like if they were in the same situation, how they would react and how they would respond. For many readers it opens their eyes to a world they otherwise would never have known, and it makes them think about that world compared to the world they live in now. Another instance of the use of meta-fiction in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the using of relevant topics that the audience can relate to. Throughout the book Thompson mentions ‘the American dream’ when Duke and his attorney are on their drug infused road