Devices of Humor in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker Novels
Devices of Humor in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker Novels
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2013-01-24T09:29:14Z
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Frendl, György
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Absztrakt
In this thesis I wish to analyze Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(1979), a popular novel that is often labeled a comic science-fiction tale in the relevant
criticism. Adams’ original novel is the first part of a pseudo-trilogy, which is comprised of
two additional books: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), Life, the Universe
and Everything (1982), So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984) and Mostly Harmless
(1992). All bearing titles that come out of the phrases and plotlines used and outlined in the
first novel. My motivation in the choice of this topic was twofold: first, I immensely enjoyed
reading the novel, and second, I was impressed by how Douglas goes against conventional
formulas of the science fiction genre, renewing it in diverse ways. The analysis I propose
focuses on the novel’s use of humor, and the way it mixes humor with the clichés of the
science fiction genre. I will argue that Douglas’ originality is largely due to this unique
mixture that he achieves by mingling humor and sci-fi fantasy.
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humor, science fiction