Original Radio Drama of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Blog 14
Week of 12/2/19

                      This week's topic was on Satire and Sci-Fi. In order to explore this topic, I listened to  
the Original Radio Drama of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. In the snippet of what I listen to I found out that Earth and its inhabitants are to be disintegrated by the Vogons to make way for a hyperspace bypass.This is all a big surprise to some of the people of Earth, like Arthur. Our main characters, Ford and Arthur, decide to hitch a ride on the Vogons' ship and are then thrown out into deep space by the Vogons to die after being caught aboard the ship. But, in the most unlikely situation they are rescued by the Infinite Improbability Drive spacecraft at the last second before they perish. 

                      The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy illustrates what we prioritize as problems in our world today and trying to find a solution to them. The story was a bit over dramatic at times but I really liked the way the story deals with the horrible situations our main characters our put through. It gave light on some very dark circumstances Ford and Arthur have to deal with. A example of this happening today is with the global warming crisis. Everyone knows about it and it's warning signs but a lot of people still do nothing. With the story being told in the future we are shown a scenario of the toll our planet will take, due to our current treatment of it, and the consequences that will most likely happen if we do nothing to prevent them.