I was having a discussion with a co-worker about HGTTG and he referred to Arthur Dent as the "hero" of the story. I disagreed, however several wikis refer to him as the hero. He is the lens by which we relate with the universe, but he hardly seems heroic.

Apr 27, 2017 · Arthur Dent had never, ever suspected this. This friend of his had first arrived on the planet Earth some fifteen Earth years previously, and he had worked hard to blend himself into Earth society—with, it must be said, some success. … — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Chapter 1 (from before the above excerpt)

Aug 24, 2014 · Arthur gets a towel later, when he kills a rabbit, who turns out to be a resurrected Agrajag. Arthur actually becomes fond of the bag, but he keeps losing it, as a running gag – user35971

Mar 1, 2012 · @PaulD.Waite - given the circumstances, I think that the argument could be made that since the Scrabble set carved in stone by Arthur predates the wooden Scrabble sets sold by Selchow & Righter, Coleco, Mattel, and Hasbro, the carved-in-stone set is the definitive version of which all others are unlicensed copies, and that therefore Arthur should really sue the cr*p out …

Nov 17, 2013 · Now, obviously the Odyssey of Arthur Dent's depends a lot on the bizarreness of that universe. More fundamentally, one might say the very existence of life needs certainly complexity. At any rate, we can say that Douglas Adams wouldn't have written about a less bizarre universe, implying that he would have chosen the one in which, by the ...

Arthur Dent eventually returned to the hole in space where the Earth used to be and discovered that the hole had been filled by an Earth-sized planet that looked and behaved remarkably like Earth. In fact this planet was an Earth, just not Arthur’s. Not this Arthur’s, at any rate.

Cows Arthur ate a fillet of; Ants Arthur stepped on ; Fish Arthur threw out ; Person at a Cricket-Match who had a heart attack when Arthur and Ford materialized on the field chasing a sofa ; Stavro Mueller, the owner of Beta, where he gets hit with a bullet Arthur dodged ; Bowl of Petunias which came into existance at Arthur's hand

Dec 6, 2014 · In "Mostly Harmless", Arthur Dent notes that the universe is only missing two things, the world he was born on, and the woman he loves. Where in the universe is Fenchurch? the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy

In the books, TV show, and radio show, Arthur Dent expresses surprise when hearing Slartibartfast say his name. Was there a reason for this? I don't remember Arthur expressing any surprise when hearing any other names.

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