THE HITCHHIKER

Book review

THE HITCHHIKER

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Summary

Author

THE AUTHOR

Roald Dahl was born in September 1916 and he was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories. His books have sold more than 300 million copies in the world. He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the last century.

MAIN CHARACTER

Ronald Adams is the protagonist and narrator. A 36-years-old man that decides to drive to London. Adams begins the trip as an optimistic man, brushing off his mother’s concerns about the dangers of the road. After seeing a strange hitchhiker on the Brooklyn Bridge, Adams’s feelings change. As the hitchhiker appears again and again, Adams panics and he realizes that no one else can see the man.

SUMMARY

The Hitchhiker,” a book by Roald Dahl, is about a man picking up a hitchhiker while he is driving to London. The driver tells the hitchhiker that he is a writer and He appears proud of his BMW, so the hitchhiker encourages him to show how fast the car can go. A police officer stops the driver for speeding and writes the driver and hitchhiker's information into a book. The hitchhiker says he's a "blacksmith," a special way of saying he's a pickpocket. He proves this when he steals the narrator's belt and wants to steal money from the winners of the horse races they are going to. The hitchhiker steals the policeman's book and when the driver discovers it, he changes route to go and burn it.