In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams began the book with a run-of-the-mill setting, the Earth. Unbeknownst to the reader, the Earth was not the only place visited throughout the novel. Choosing space for the setting of this book was a risky move, since we do not know that much about the universe we live in. Even though there was the limitation of knowledge of our universe, the author used original concepts, such as an alien race called the Vogons, to enhance the interest and encourage the reader to keep reading. The tone of the entire book was goofy and carefree, so by having a wacky, hilariously ridiculous place for the characters to have traveled across just added to the mood while being read. Douglas did a stupendous job
