Context This particular passage takes place at a turbulent and tense moment in the novel. It summarizes the main theme of the novel, in a comic and rather ironic way, and also in a moment of great suspense, moving from one scenario to another. The two characters, namely Ford and Arthur, are ejected from a spaceship and into the vacuum of space, where they are destined to die. This passage reconfirms the fact that they can only last about thirty seconds on a breath of air, and brings the scene to where they are rescued about twenty-nine seconds later. This leaves the reader in suspense and moves him to the next eventful section of the novel, where he is saved from death in the vacuum of space by a fleeing rebel spaceship. The title of the novel is, in fact, underlined here. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and intergalactic guidebook written by hitchhikers through space, is explained at length and detail, and it is important to provide background knowledge useful to the characters and readers in a narrative tone, that's why he's up to it. That's his title. The author, Douglas Adams, was largely inspired by Monty Python's Flying Circus, a very old BBC comedy, where a world of new creations is formed, which gave him the idea of ​​creating his own world. He had previously hitchhiked across Europe and found himself drunk and dazed in a field in Innsbruck, Austria, with a book called The Traveler's Guide to Europe. He had looked at the sky and thought and thought and decided that there should also be a guide to hitchhiking across the galaxy, mainly because he thought Innsbruck was very boring and lifeless. This is what prompted him to write the novel under such a name. Meaning...... middle of paper ...... did instill a strong atheist background, using the book as a way to poke fun at everyday human affairs regarding religion. , politics, science and basically everything logical and governing in the modern world. It offers a new perspective on the meaning of life and brings the idea that people should accept the reality of the universe as it is instead of searching for deeper meaning. The quest for scientific answers in the book leads to a meaningless conclusion of 42, and even the novel itself ends in an abruptly senseless moment. He uses the novel to demonstrate the futility of obtaining answers to the unknown mysteries of the universe. This is why many of the plots in his book remain unclear. Its characters are also inspired by the character of the early 60s and 70s, with their new outlook on life and their desire for materialism and carefree social behavior..