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Need some sources that go with The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy...?

I am writing a paper over this book for my English class, but am having a hard time finding sources to go along with the book. I am pretty much writing about the personalities on the book along with the social structure. Any help on finding sources would be great, thanks!

Update:

Well of course I have read the book. What a silly thing to say, I wouldn't try to write a paper over something I had never read. College professors also generally disapprove of ever using wikipedia as a source...

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  • 1 decade ago
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  • 1 decade ago

    Cultural References: Wikepedia:

    Main article: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cultural references

    References to the series can be seen on websites, within TV and radio programmes, songs, and in console and computer games. Examples include borrowing Adams's characters' names, or references to the number 42, or other catchphrases, or even reusing "The Hitchhiker's Guide to ..." to title other books and articles (which Adams himself had borrowed from Ken Welsh's Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe). Hitchhiker's references have also appeared in several series and episodes of another famous British science fiction series with which Adams was once affiliated: Doctor Who. The online Babel Fish translation service was also named in honour of a fictional creature that Adams created for the Hitchhiker's series. Also, the instant message program, Trillian is named after a character in Hitchhiker's series.

    Scroll down the page and you will come to a number of references and notes.

    EDIT ADD:

    While you are correct, in that Wikepedia is a source that is not acceptable, it does provide sources that potentially are. You have to evaluate them.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you read the book, you'll find out about the personalities.

    You can always try to copy from the Cliff's Notes, but that will get you a D- at best.

  • 1 decade ago

    i think i agree with the first answer. read the books and you'll know all about it. i've read all five books of the HHGTtG "trilogy" and could answer almost anyquestion on the books. i have seen both versions of the movie as well.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Wikipedia has a very good site for HHGTG, and has links to furhter info

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guid...

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