Comparing The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy By Douglas Adams

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first book in a six book series by Douglas Adams. This book introduces the main characters and sets the tone of the story. It focuses on the absurd, unlikely, and bizarre. The bulldozing of Dent's home in the first pages of the book sets off the story, with Dent and Ford Prefect escaping planet earth just before it is destroyed by the Vogons, a race of nasty poets. All this is only the start of their highly unlikely and uniquely unusual adventures.

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The first conflict involves Arthur Dent, the main character. We learn that his that his house is about to be demolished. This conflict occurs before we have had a chance to get to know and grow attached to Dent. We do not know

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