It was either that or the dole queue again on Monday" What all that means is that Trillian's math and astrophysics degrees couldn't get her a job. Now, that's a pretty clear indication of how screwed up Earth is: we have lots of jobs for bulldozer drivers to destroy houses, but no jobs for math whizzes who might be able to find the alien fleet before they destroy the Earth. So it's often up to Trillian to deal with probability, like when she points out to Zaphod what improbable coincidences they are encountering, like picking up two guys from the same area where she's from She's also more responsible than Zaphod, protecting him from himself.
When he's gesturing excessively with worry, "Trillian quietly moved his hand before he tapped anything important" This nicely shows that Trillian knows what controls are important on the Heart of Gold spaceship, even though she's just an Earth-person and not the president of the Galaxy who stole that very ship. Also, we don't want to harp on this, but it is pretty cool that, in , Douglas Adams seemed to think that women could do math and figure out spaceships.
Being smart is great and all, but it's more important to be nice, right? Most of the time, Trillian is the grounded human being who tries to prevent craziness. For instance, she remains calm when Zaphod freaks out about the hitchhikers: according to Trillian, they are "Just a couple of guys we seem to have picked up in open space" To us, that use of "just" and the casual word "guys" seems to have the subtext of: "Simmer down, Zaphod.
I'm on this. In fact, whenever she talks to other characters, Trillian is constantly keeping cool. Her speech tags are often marked by "patiently," "calmly," or other adjectives to show that she's not losing her mind. For instance, when she needs to explain something to Zaphod, we get a glimpse inside her brain that shows us that she's inwardly very annoyed at how stupid Zaphod can be: "Parts of the inside of her head screamed at other parts of the inside of her head.
We can see the same thing when Trillian talks to the other characters. When she talks to Marvin, she's totally nice : she speaks in "a bright compassionate tone" And yet, when Marvin leaves, Trillian's lilt vanishes: "'I don't think I can stand that robot much longer, Zaphod,' growled Trillian" So we see that Trillian is a two-faced liar, right?
Well, sure, she's not letting her real feelings show, and she probably has terrible stress because of that. Everything you need for every book you read. The way the content is organized and presented is seamlessly smooth, innovative, and comprehensive. Trillian is a woman from earth who left six months before the planet is destroyed by the Vogons. One night, while attending a party, she met Zaphod , who was paying earth a rare visit.
For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:.
Chapter 11 Quotes. Related Characters: Zaphod Beeblebrox , Trillian. Related Themes: Meaninglessness and Happiness. Page Number and Citation : 90 Cite this Quote. Explanation and Analysis:. Chapter 12 Quotes. Related Themes: Power and Control. Page Number and Citation : 99 Cite this Quote. Related Symbols: The Heart of Gold. Related Themes: Improbability, Impossibility, and Absurdity. Page Number and Citation : Cite this Quote.
Chapter 14 Quotes. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Chapter 4. Chapter She is also a keeper of white mice. Born on Earth, she met a guy at a fancy dress party who turned out to be from another planet. He eventually turned out to be her boyfriend, Zaphod Beeblebrox. Trillian appears to have had several fates: being eaten by the ravenous Bugblatter beast of Traal, being married to the president of the Algolian chapter of the Galactic Rotary Club, accidentally having Arthur Dent's child and being blown up along with the Earth after all.
These improbable fates may be related to her time aboard the Heart of Gold, which she found it a breeze to pilot in comparison to driving round Hyde Park Corner on a moped. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Home Episodes Clips Appendices Game. Main content. Trillian Tricia McMillian Trillian to her friends is a highly trained astrophysicist. With a degree in maths and another in astrophysics it was either that or back to the dole queue on Monday.
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