This is my second blog post on The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, I am nearing the end of the story, and a lot has happened since the last post I had written.
Zaphod is on a small mission to find this mysterious person named Zarniwoop, Zaphod has no idea who this person is, apparently, the reason to why he needs to find this man (or woman) has some connection to the man who rules the universe, and the reason he does not know himself is because it is locked somewhere away in the corner of his brain. Why his brain won't let him know about these strange intention's we don't know. It just so happens to be another one of the aspects of this novel that makes it so randomly stupid and funny, yet there are hints that it will be revealed later on in the plot. So Zaphod is lead by his brain to the publication office of the famous book The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (an encyclopedia which contains all the knowledge needed on the universe, the series centers on it hence the name of the first book.) Here he meets a strange man named Roosta who claims he is to help Zaphod on his quest to find Zarniwoop. At this turning point moment in the book however, the building in which both men are in is ripped out of the ground by a giant spaceship which starts to fly away with them in it to a planet, according to Roosta, called Frogstar. Here, Zaphod will be eliminated for someone, or something does not want Zaphod to discover Zarniwoop and the ruler of the universe. Yet as they land on this ominous empty planet, Zaphod outwits Frogstar fighters (minions of this unknown creature whom does not want Zaphod to find Zarniwoop) and runs away with Roosta. Roosta then leaves Zaphod and tells him to hide before anyone can find him.
As I read all of this, I noticed that the whole lay out of the book completely switched around. In the first book, the whole story was laid out in a very comedic nonsensical way, yet now it seems much more serious and deep, as if something serious is going to happen. Yet there is still a sense of humor penetrating through this, but the sense of danger is still somewhere within it all. It shows how quick a story or even real life can change, even in the so seeming happy moments, there can be an evil presence, which lurks wherever least expected.
Graham, There's an awful lot of retelling here. ou really only get into the craft of the book at the end of the post. Expand on why you think Adams created the book the way he did.
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