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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Introduction. Background. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 Book published in 1979 The title is the name of a fictional, electronic travel guide, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Other works in the series.

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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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  1. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Introduction

  2. Background • Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 • Book published in 1979 • The title is the name of a fictional, electronic travel guide, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

  3. Other works in the series • Restaurant at the End of the Universe • Life, the Universe, and Everything • So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish • Mostly Harmless • And Another Thing... • Written by EoinColfer (Artemis Fowl) with support of Adams' widow • Published on October 12, 2009 (30th anniversary)

  4. Main Characters- Arthur Dent • Earthman who barely escapes from Earth before its destruction by a Vogon airfleet. After being rescued by his friend Ford Prefect, the two travel together throughout space and hijinks ensue.

  5. Main Characters- Ford Prefect • Researcher for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who rescues Arthur Dent from certain destruction. He is originally from Betelgeuse

  6. Main Characters: ZaphodBeeblebrox • He is from a planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse, and is a "semi-half-cousin" of Ford Prefect. • President of the Imperial Galactic Government • Steals the Heart of Gold

  7. Main Characters: Tricia McMillian (Trillian) • Mathematician and astrophysicist • Arthur Dent attempted to talk to her at a party in Islington but she was swept away by Zaphod Beeblebrox • She and Arthur next meet six months later on the spaceship Heart of Gold

  8. Main Characters: Marvin • Robot aboard the starship Heart of Gold. • Originally built as a failed prototype of Sirius Cybernetics Corporation's GPP (Genuine People Personalities) technology, • Suffers from severe depression and boredom, in part because he has a "brain the size of a planet" which he is seldom, if ever, given the chance to use.

  9. Computer Game • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(computer_game)

  10. Background Information adapted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy

  11. Satire-Definition • Satire seeks to expose vice, stupidity and corruption, in order to chasten and correct it. • Two main types of satire: one bitter and one sweet.

  12. Juvenalian Satire • Named after the Roman poet Juvenal, devastates its target with scathing, crass and contemptuous mockery. • It is harsh, cynical and bitter, betraying no hope that its mockery will actually change the world’s or its inhabitants’ brutality. The Colbert Report and South Park are probably the best example of Juvenalian satire on TV today.

  13. Horatian Satire • Characterized by the restrained and good-humored perspective of the Roman poet Horace. It tends to mock foolish behavior, but it usually spares the person who commits it. • Humane and somewhat forgiving of human folly. Think of Friends or How I Met Your Mother. • Hitchhiker contains both kinds of satire, depending upon its target.

  14. Parody • A satire technique that deliberately ridicules another style. The best parody writers possess the degree of skill as the art form they parody. Example: Original • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvEmC1Bkyqc Parody • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onFse1t7Z8s

  15. Parody Targets • Adams parodies many science fiction tropes • Adams also parodies society • Some of his targets include: • Technology • Bureaucracy • Philosophy • Human Vice

  16. Satire Notes adapted from: http://www.bolles.org/s/864/images/editor_documents/pdfs/summerreading/2012-13-us-ss-the-hitchhiker_s-guide-to-the-galaxy.pdf

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