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The Twilight Zone And The Hitchhiker Similarities

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There are many similarities between “The Hitchhiker” and The Twilight Zone. The first example is that Adams is driving to California. The second example is that the hitchhiker is invisible. In both versions, when Adams asks about the hitchhiker, others deny seeing him. The third example is that Adams calls home at the end to speak with a relative. When someone picked up the phone, it was Mrs. Whitney, not Adams’s mother. These three examples are just a few of the many similarities. There are also many differences between “The Hitchhiker” and The Twilight Zone. The first and obvious difference is that Adams is a different gender in each version. Adams is a man in “The Hitchhiker” as he is a woman in The Twilight Zone. The man’s name

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