"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" has been portrayed as a parody of government, politics, and big business. First, the government has been parodied. In the text it reads, "For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it" (Adams 38). This quote parodies the government due to the fact that many presidents have control of their territories and have many responsibilities. However, in the case of the president of the Imperial Galactic Government, the president draws attention away from those who have real power in the government. Adams' parody of the government is effective in communicating his beliefs and thoughts
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In addition, big business was described as a parody, and in the text reads, "It was Arthur's accepted role to lie squelching in the mud making occasional demands to see his lawyer, his mother, or a good book; it was Mr. Prosser's accepted role to tackle Arthur with the occasional new ploy such as the For the Public Good talk, the March of Progress talk, the They Knocked My House Down Once You Know, Never Looked Back talk and various other cajoleries and threats; and it was the bulldozer drivers' accepted role to sit around drinking coffee and experimenting with union regulations to see how they could turn the situation to their financial advantage" (Adams 12). This parodies big business because the characters are imitating the characteristics of construction workers who are being paid by the hour and not working in order to get more money. For example, the bulldozer drivers are relaxing and experimenting with their union regulations to see if they will receive more money. Adams' parody of big business is effective in conveying his thoughts and beliefs because it shows that he thinks that construction workers should be paid for the job and not hourly. Furthermore, politics is parodied in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". In the text it reads, "But the plans were on
In addition, big business was described as a parody, and in the text reads, "It was Arthur's accepted role to lie squelching in the mud making occasional demands to see his lawyer, his mother, or a good book; it was Mr. Prosser's accepted role to tackle Arthur with the occasional new ploy such as the For the Public Good talk, the March of Progress talk, the They Knocked My House Down Once You Know, Never Looked Back talk and various other cajoleries and threats; and it was the bulldozer drivers' accepted role to sit around drinking coffee and experimenting with union regulations to see how they could turn the situation to their financial advantage" (Adams 12). This parodies big business because the characters are imitating the characteristics of construction workers who are being paid by the hour and not working in order to get more money. For example, the bulldozer drivers are relaxing and experimenting with their union regulations to see if they will receive more money. Adams' parody of big business is effective in conveying his thoughts and beliefs because it shows that he thinks that construction workers should be paid for the job and not hourly. Furthermore, politics is parodied in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". In the text it reads, "But the plans were on