One theme in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that while the Earth is
important to us, it means nothing to alien civilizations. The prologue introduces the Earth as
insignificant. It is destroyed by the Vogons to make way for a hyperspace overpass. When Arthur
mentions its destruction at a party, it is treated casually. In Adams' novel, there are hundreds of
Some common words found in the essay are: Alpha Centauri, Earth Orbiting, Galaxy Earth, Solar System, Guide Galaxy, Western Spiral, Hitchhiker's Guide, Another's Treasure, guide galaxy, hitchhiker's guide galaxy, hitchhiker's guide, destroyed vogons, earth's destruction, man's trash, arthur mentions, adams 5, prologue introduces, hyperspace overpass, , Approximate Word count = 375 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)