The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
By: Douglas Adams
Comedy- Science fiction FICTION
Plot Summary-
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is about an alien named “ Ford Prefect” that is posing on Earth as an out of work actor to do research to make the book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and when the world is about to be destroyed he tells his friend “Arthur Dent” that he is an alien and that he has been posing on Earth to make a book and only minutes from the planet from being destroyed they catch a ride on a spaceship. After that, they travel the galaxy to have great adventures. (Remember to have a towel with you at all times).
Characters-
Ford Prefect- Is an alien that is posing to be an out of work actor to write a book the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Also he has been left on Earth for 15 years an extremely long time to be deserted on a planet and not have contact with your kind.
Arthur Dent- Arthur is Ford Prefect’s friend that Ford, saves from dieing on Earth, but before that horrific event happened he was a normal human that worries only about taxes and the fact that the government wants to destroy his house.
Marvin the robot- Marvin is a depressed robot which is ironic because robots do not have feelings because they are just machines, but he always thinks the worst of …show more content…
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