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  1. 1. Don't Panic! A study of the Absurd as an Expression of Anxiety and Existentialism in Douglas Adam's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Ellen Julie Opdahl; [2013-06-26]
    Nyckelord :Douglas Adams; Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy; absurd; anxiety; existentialism;

    Sammanfattning : This essay studies the absurd as expressions of anxiety and existentialism in Douglas Adam's novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"; my thesis is that the absurd is the key to understanding the novel. With the help of ideas from mainly Gary Cox and Marilette van der Colff, this essay concludes that Adams emphasizes the nature of anxiety and existentialism by simplifying, exaggerating and pointing at the irrational. LÄS MER