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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

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Essay Topics

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How does the narrator characterize the Earth throughout the book? How is the Earth viewed by the main characters (Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, and Trillian)? What thematic and/or symbolic significance does Earth have in the novel?

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Consider the role of bureaucracy and bureaucrats in the novel. How are they depicted? What is their wider significance?

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Compare and contrast the various characters, who often work as foils for one another. How are Arthur and Ford similar or different? How does Zaphod’s character compare and/or contrast to both Arthur and Ford? What role does Trillian or Marvin play in this dynamic?

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