comment on perspective

The book is written from a first person, autobiographical perspective. The narrator and protagonist both are Hunter S. Thompson. While the narrative is focused on the "now" of Hunter-as-protagonist, most of the book is written in the past tense, with the author ostensibly relating past events from his own life. Thompson occasionally slips into the present tense, creating a great sense of experiential immediacy. This usually occurs when Hunter refers to text written in the context of an event.