... is our sanctuary from reality. Like a formless comfort, it is our refuge from the evils of the world. In The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, we witness as Arthur Dent is stolen away from Earth by Ford Prefect (an alien formally stranded on Earth), and ends up being the only survivor of the Earth's "demolition." (Pg 9-) In escapism, we are allowed to think clearly ... am I? (Pg 102-3) These sorts of questions appear to be permanently unresolved. But with lateral thinking and the use of fantasy, we develop our own beliefs and feelings. For example, in Hitch Hiker's, alien scientists con...

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