The Matrimony of Artificial Intelligence and Post-Modern Literature in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Keywords:
Postmodernism, AI, Literature, existentialism, science-fiction,Abstract
The amalgamation of Post Modernism and AI in Douglas Adams' novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is explored through intertextuality and characterisation. This article, through close analysis of the novel, exploits these features found through the portrayal of satirical AI robots and exhibits the ludicrous storyline Adam's creates; which encourages philosophical discussion via his characters about not taking life so seriously.
