Paul Kemp

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Paul Kemp is the hard-drinking, disillusioned American journalist who serves as the protagonist and narrator of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel (and its film adaptation) "The Rum Diary."

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
appearsIn The Rum Diary (film) NERFINISHED
The Rum Diary (novel) NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre comedy-drama
drama
associatedWith The Rum Diary NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme American expatriate experience
moral compromise
search for purpose
basedOn Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED
characterTrait disillusioned
hard-drinking
creator Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED
engagesIn investigative reporting
romantic entanglements
exploresTheme corruption
expatriate life
journalistic ethics
facesConflictWith corrupt businessmen
exploitative expatriates
fictionalUniverse The Rum Diary universe NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2011
firstPublicationYearOfSourceWork 1998
genreOfWorkAppearsIn gonzo fiction
roman à clef
hasGender male
hasPersonality cynical
idealistic underneath cynicism
languageOfWorkAppearsIn English
literaryRole alter ego of Hunter S. Thompson
literarySignificance early example of Thompson’s developing style
mediumOfAdaptation feature film
narrativePerspective first-person narrator
narratorOf The Rum Diary (novel) NERFINISHED
nationality American
occupation journalist
portrayedBy Johnny Depp NERFINISHED
protagonistOf The Rum Diary (film) NERFINISHED
The Rum Diary (novel) NERFINISHED
setInTimePeriod late 1950s
settingOfActivities San Juan, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
strugglesWith alcohol use
professional disillusionment
worksFor English-language newspaper in San Juan

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The Rum Diary character Paul Kemp