TOW#7 IRB

My IRB is called The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. The author is an american journalist and author who was born on July 18th, 1937. This book was his first novel and it is about a newspaper journalist named Paul Kemp who takes a flight to Puerto Rico to work temporarily at The San Juan Daily News. During the flight, Paul gets drunk endure it and he finds a woman on the plane that catches his attention and he tries to save her a seat so he could get a chance to talk to her. Unfortunately, another man occupies the seat, leaving him disappointed. When the flight arrives at Puerto Rico, Paul is introduced to a photographer who works for the newspaper and he introduces him to other reporters that work for it as well. One of the reporters, Yeamon is Chenault, the girl who Paul was intrigued by, girlfriend. Throughout the book, Paul realizes that Yeamon doesn't treat his girlfriend like she deserves to be treated and Paul ends up confessing his love to her. With a mutual feeling, they become lovers and he ends up flying to New York to be with her. The audience that this book would be towards are those who like raw writing and those who like to observe culture. The purpose of this book in my opinion is pretty dim. I did not seek one while reading this novel unless the purpose was to show that you can start from nothing into something. For example, before Paul made this trip to Puerto Rico, he had a back round filled with drugs and alcohol but during and after his trip he cured his own self and ended up becoming a successful journalist when he returned to New York. I guess in a way the purpose could involve you not giving up but that was not apart of the conflict to begin with.