University:
Herzing University
Course:
HU 340 | Humanities and Contemporary Popular Culture
Academic year:

2023
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141

Pages:

1
Author:

Damari Andersen

Character Comparisons and questions: The Hitch-Hiker by Roald Dahl. 1. Re-read the first five lines of the story. You know how the story ends, describe how the first two pages either sets the scene or misleads the reader for what is to come. 2. Describe the car that author uses to pick up the hitch-hiker. 3. Where was the author off to when he met the hitch-hiker? 4. What motivates the driver to stop for the hitchhiker? 5. Describe the hitch-hiker as the author sees him. 6. Where was the hitch-hiker off to for the day? 7. What special name does the hitch-hiker call the author and why? 8. What happened that caused the author to get pulled over by a traffic officer. Explain in detail. 9. How does the traffic officer treat the hitch-hiker? 10. What punishment does the traffic officer inflict or want to inflict on the author (driver of the car)? 11. What special job does the hitch-hiker perform? What does he call this special job? 12. List all the things the hitch-hiker pinches from the author (driver of the car). 13. What “wonderful” thing does the hitch-hiker do that causes the author to squeal in delight? 14. Do you think the story glorifies theft? Write a short paragraph in which you agree or disagree. Make sure you use examples from the story to back up your point of view. 15. Explain the following words / phrases: Summons whopping tremendously twerp flabbergasted triumphant to hitch up to flog to nick Publishers pickpocket Vulgar thumbing a lift nosey parkers crummy to slack off to keep mum executioner