And Then...

 The words we use when writing are just as important as how we write them too. A perfect example of this is on page 190. Thompson writes, "Then into a palm-lined driveway and hit the rasping brakes, flip down the Press tag on the visor and leave the car in the nearest No Parking zone. Hurry into the lobby, pulling on the coat to my new black suit and dangling a camera in one hand while an oily clerk calls my man to confirm the appointment. Then up a soft elevator to the suite--big greeting, pompous conversatioin, and black coffee from a silver pot, a few quick photos on the balcony, grinning handshake, then back down the elevator and hustle off." The use of all the commas and fragments of sentences forces the reader to read everything quicker than how they usually would read a passage with complete sentences and periods. This helps to illustrate that Kemp is hustling through his day, and getting all these different things done. It also shows that he is not taking the time to really reflect upon or appreciate each new event in his day. It shows that he doesn't really care about what he's doing. He doesn't have a passion for this job that he has, he's just going through each day for the sake of getting through it. The way something is written can say a lot more beyond just the words. This is the ultimate way to show and not tell.