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Hitchhiking

            
            
            
             Douglas Adams who was born in Cambridge, England in 1952 wrote "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" which was published in 1979. Adams was creative child who began his writing career by creating comedy sketches during his education at John's College in his hometown. His persistence paid off as he later received his Master of Arts degree. As a young writer, Adam's began to write radio scripts for he British Broadcasting System (BBS). One of the popular series that Adams had created was titled "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and ran for twelve successful installments. Because of the popularity, Douglas Adams was asked by a publishing house to produce a novel based upon his radio series. The novels sold quickly and inspired Adams to write four sequels following "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". Douglas Adams died on May 13th of the year 2003. .
             There is a significant background to the novel "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" which introduces new topics into the 1980's. The common topic of Space exploration was re-introduced in the novel from the issues that brought up the stir over the American's and the Soviet Union. The Internet was also a popular discussion that originated in 1969. Argument over the demands of communication and information were released in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" in 1979. The humor of the novel saved the initial shock from society when the book was first released. An imaginative, hilariously clever novel allows anything to the imagination. Literally anything can happen in Adam's book where the reader will not expect was is in store for them. .
            


Essays Related to Hitchhiking

1. The Hitchhiker

It all started one day when James was hitchhiking and a man picked him up and told James he was going as far as Fort Lauderdale. ... They start to hitchhike down the road and two hunters almost shoot them, but than everything is fine. ... She asked him how he was getting home, and he replied hitchhiking. ... I woul recomment this book because even though it is a non-fictional story it made me think about picking up hitchhikers. ... So, when i see a hitchhiker I think I am going to pass on picking them up. ...

  • Word Count: 1600
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Hitchhiking Through The Galaxy

"Space", according to the Hitchhiker's Guide, " is big. ... Arthur quickly finds himself in desperate need of knowledge so Ford directs him to the Hitchhiker Guide to the Universe. ... I strongly recommend reading the other four booksin the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy. Please remember, "A towel is the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. ... Furthermore, the stag will them happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost." ...

  • Word Count: 1132
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Grade Level: High School

3. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The book that I chose to read for my summer reading assignment was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. ... Ford was a galactic hitchhiker doing research for the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, a book that in many parts of the galaxy is thought to be the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom. ...

  • Word Count: 341
  • Approx Pages: 1
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was written by Douglas Adams. ... He accompanies a hitchhiking alien who was stranded on earth for fifteen years. ... The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was so entertaining it influenced me to buy his entire series of six novels....

  • Word Count: 268
  • Approx Pages: 1
  • Grade Level: High School

5. Waiting for Godot and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Upon first reading of both The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Waiting for Godot, it is easy to conclude that Adams' writing was written better and meant more than Becketts' nonsense of nothing two act play simply because Hitchhiker's was easier to comprehend. ... In comparison to Waiting for Godot, Adams broke few norms in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ... This is exactly what you will find in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ... This is the sort of depth and complexity that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lacks. ... The meaning i...

  • Word Count: 763
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," by Douglas Adams, is a richly imaginative, clever, innovative, and funny science non-fiction novel. ... Adams' writing of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reflects his enthusiasm to technology and his views on religion. According to "Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams," by M.J. ... Throughout, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Adams integrated numerous creative and functional items that are associated with technology. ... In conclusion, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is a great novel and very much admire...

  • Word Count: 1030
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

7. Style Analysis of Jimmy Santiago Baca's

Hitchhiker        Jimmy Santiago Baca sits behind the wheel of a car and passes by a hitchhiker who he sympathizes with in the romantic self-titled poem, "Hitchhiker-. ... The poem begins with Baca driving home past a hitchhiker. ... The hitchhiker's life unraveled in the wind Baca "created as he drove by."" ... The loose thread also symbolizes the compassionate concern Baca has birthed for the hitchhiker. ... "Hitchhiker- is a poem that defines enjambment. ...

  • Word Count: 1060
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

8. The Hitchhikers road to the Galaxy (1/4)

First quarter's The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy is a really good book for the part that I have read, a bit confusing I might add but interesting. ... I predict that Arthur's house will be destroyed and he will become a hitchhiker. ...

  • Word Count: 997
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

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