▁and ▁permitted ▁them ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁fiction ▁piece ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁news ▁story . ▁Those ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁literary ▁work ▁worthy ▁of ▁pra ise ▁were ▁amaz ed ▁by ▁the ▁way ▁Wol fe ▁maintain s ▁control . ▁Despite ▁being ▁fully ▁eng ulf ed ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁and ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁P rank ster ' s ▁philosophy , ▁Wol fe ▁man ages ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁the ▁real ities ▁of ▁the ▁P rank sters ▁and ▁K ese y ' s ▁experiences ▁and ▁the ▁experiences ▁triggered ▁by ▁their ▁par ano ia ▁and ▁acid ▁tri ps . ▁ ▁Wol fe ▁is ▁in ▁some ▁key ▁ways ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁P rank sters , ▁because ▁despite ▁his ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁the ▁spiritual ▁experiences ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁psych ed el ic , ▁he ▁also ▁accepts ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁world . ▁The ▁P rank sters ▁see ▁their ▁tri ps ▁as ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁their ▁physical ▁world s ▁and ▁real ities . ▁Through out ▁the ▁book ▁Wol fe ▁focus es ▁on ▁placing ▁the ▁P rank sters ▁and ▁K ese y ▁within ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁their ▁environment . ▁Where ▁the ▁P rank sters ▁see ▁ideas , ▁Wol fe ▁sees ▁Real - World ▁objects . ▁ ▁While ▁some ▁saw ▁New ▁Journal ism ▁as ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁literature , ▁the ▁concept ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁critics ▁and ▁criticism . ▁There ▁were ▁many ▁who ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁bel iev ability ▁of ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁questions ▁and ▁critic isms ▁about ▁whether ▁accounts ▁were ▁true . ▁ ▁Wol