The same journalist who inspired Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, also left another legacy, called The Rum Diary. Hunter S. Thompson started this diary in 1959, which spoke of the life of a fictional Paul Kemp, who worked as a freelance journalist with no prospects, other than his article submissions to a scabby newspaper. Apparently not alone, he spent his time in the company of other lost souls, whose self-neglect made it difficult to see any other option. However, Kemp knew that he needed something to escape this cycle, yet couldn't find what.
