posting #5

Posting #5

176-216

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Quote Analysis

Quote: It said: “ The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why and Where phases.”

“For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question How can we eat? the second by the question Why do we eat? and the third by the question Where shall we have lunch?”

Response

After I read this quote I started to put the theory to the civilizations on earth that I could think of. And as far as I have thought it works and is true. With the Human civilization it started out by cave men which was killing things and just eating it with out preparation. Then later was then all the scientists and “thinkers” came and invented and came up with reasons for all the stuff in the universe. And now a days we really don’t care how we get our food, we buy it, cook it, then figure out where and when we want to eat it and with who.

Significance

This book ties in with the actually world and real life a lot more than I realized at first. Then I remember all the lines that were significant in the book and I realize that most of them are true and make sense. Like that humans are the 3^rd worst poets in the universe of what ever. I don’t really like poetry and maybe that’s why because we are one of the worst. Maybe if I experienced the best I would like poetry better than I do.

Questions

Question 1. Do you think that the end of the universe is an actual place or was Zaphod joking when he said that at the end of the book?

Question 2. Now that you have read through the book, if you were in Arthur’s place how would you act to this new atmosphere of the space and that your home earth was destroyed?

Posting #4

Posting #4

Pgs. 132-176

The HitchHicker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Quote Analysis

Page 133, paragraph 8 – pages 134, paragraph 2

Zaphod stared at Arthur.

“Did you think of that Earthman?” he demanded.

“Well,” said Arthur, “all I did was…”

“That’s very good thinking, you know. Turn on the Improbability Drive for a second without first activating the proofing screens. Hey, kid, you just saved our lives, you know that?”

“Oh,” said Arthur, “well, it was nothing really…”

“Was it?” said Zaphod, “Oh well forget it then. Okay, computer, take us in to land.”

“But…”

“I said forget it.”

Response

I think that Arthur is still using his “Earthman” manners even when he’s not even on earth anymore. Since Zaphod isn’t used to the term “it was nothing really” he just assumed that Arthur was doing something mindlessly and with out any effort at all. When it actually is just something to say out of courtesy.

Significance

Arthur needs to drop his “Earthman” remarks and sayings really quick or he will keep getting ignored and looked at insignificantly through the entire book. This also looks at Zaphod’s point of view on things. He thinks that if you don’t take credit for something you shouldn't be given credit, even if Zaphod knows he did something good and life saving. Shows how Zaphod thinks everyone should be like him.

Questions

Question 1. What do did you think happened to the ship and the passengers at the beginning of the reading when they weren’t in the ship anymore?

Question 2. How did Zaphod get two heads and an extra arm in the first place? Did I just miss this part of the book? If it really hasn’t said like I think it hasn’t what are some of the ideas you guys think how he got his extra limbs.