 The vignette demonstrates the culture clash between the "Beatnik" way of life and that of 1950s conservative America.In a motel located in Arcadia across the street north-east from Santa Anita Racetrack, author Hunter S. Thompson wrote much of his novel, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in the 1970s.In Michael Cunningham's novel "The Hours", Laura Brown mentions that she heard of a man who died in nearby Arcadia.