The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Pg 109-126
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- This book changes topics very quickly between chapters.
- I think Deep Thought is saying that he is the second best computer in the universe because deep though is the best.
- I think the computer is taking so long to answer the question because it is really tring to say that no computer can answer the question of life.
- I don't think I could ever imagine the disappointment in the programmer's facs after hearing the answer to life.
- According to the computer, the meaning of life is 42.
4 Insightful Questions
- What is the point of making a new Earth is it will probably be destroyed?
- How will new Earth be populated?
- Why would the previous president want Zaphod to steal the Heart of Gold?
- Are the mice controlling the creation of the new Earth?
3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Messianic (pg 113): of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance
- Salient (pg 116): outstanding: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
- Diode (pg 117): a thermionic tube having two electrodes
2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Metaphor - "It was crazier than a mad monkey" (Adams 128).
- Metaphor - "I wouldn't trust myself further than I could spit a rat" (pg 126).
1 Summary Sentence
- The old man explains to Arthur the story of the question of life and the creation of the new Earth.
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