Disciplines
Philosophy
Publication Date
2018
Document Type
Article
DOI
10.25778/jd2d-mq59
Abstract
Absurdism is a default thought of cosmic meaninglessness that society is continuously trying to solve to avoid depression and live with some ascribed meaning. Two parody science fiction series, Hitchikers’s Guide to the Galaxy and Rick and Morty, display similar outlooks on the answer to this social phenomenon. Both series explore the possible answers offered by religion, science, and philosophy as well as the inevitable failings of the three. Ultimately, both series agree that our pursuit of distractions, which hold personal and societal meaning, is the only answer because it is impossible to find meaning on a grander scale. The search is as meaningless as meaning itself, and the only solution is not to worry about it.
Recommended Citation
Candelaria, Rene L.
(2018)
"Absurdist Sci-Fi Humor: Comparable Attitudes Regarding Absurdism in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Rick and Morty,"
OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 5, Article 1.
DOI: 10.25778/jd2d-mq59
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ourj/vol5/iss1/1
