Blog Prompt: [12] Guess as to why the author included some things in the chapter/book and left other things out. What would you have added or omitted? Why?
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Adams is a very spontaneous writer. Many fans and I love that side of him. I believe he leaves many things out of the chapters within the books he writes to perpetuate the feeling of surprise. You never can really tell what is going to happen next with Adams' works, especially with the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series such as this.
During these chapters, Adams suddenly introduces the fact that the galactic threat is over because the time envelope that the Krikkit people are encased in had interfered with Hactar's evil influence over the Krikkit people that he had infected. This conveniently ends all ties and main dilemmas of the novel as the climax drops.
He generally leaves out large foreshadowing so that he does not stumble over himself later on in the later chapters, which is a smart move. Although he does use foreshadowing on a smaller time scale, in the same chapter for example. Adams also has a quaint habit of being very sarcastic towards a topic or half-hearted in a humorous way, which draws the attention of readers. It's a great contrast to more of the serious books that we have read during the marking period such as "The Motorcycle Diaries" or "The Invisible Man". Personally, I wouldn't have it any other way otherwise it would ruin the rhythm of the storytelling.
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