Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary's article was an interesting look into the life of the man who brought LSD to the masses. It reads more like carefully plotted prose than a stream of consciousness retelling of what happened. I really found his inclusion of the quote from The Lord of the Rings interesting. That his discovering of LSD was a burden that he must carry, that he and the rest of his crew are the "ring bearers." I really felt that including the lines of Ginsberg's poems enhanced the feeling of tripping on acid. It also added to the article by showing the result of that day from the perspective of someone else. It was very interesting to see his interaction with his daughter. One minute he's feeding mushrooms to his guests, the next minute he's scolding his daughter for not reading under brighter lights. The whole thing was comical.