The Hitchhiker Research Paper

The “Hitchhiker” is a story with an unclear past, and author. The stories appear in TV series, books, movies, and town talks. “Hitchhiker” is a folklore with many variations. In the “Hitchhiker” in myths.e2bn.org, Jacob, was driving home when a girl in the street made him slam on his brakes. She was thin, beautiful, wore a white dress, and was carrying a book. He offered her a ride home a ride home her a ride home and when he stopped at a the gas station, she told him, “ Take care, Jacob, this is a very dangerous road.” When Jacob turned around she was gone. A few days had gone by and Jacob was on the same road when he remembered what she said, he slowed down, hoping, to see her again. When he saw a grays truck, slamming on his brakes, praying he doesn’t die, nothing happened at first, then his car was able to find some grip and began to stop, but there was still an impact, and a book hit him Jacob soon realized he was not seriously injured. The paramedics arrived and told him that he was luckily and that if he’d been driving any faster he would have died. He picked up his stuff and grabbed the book that hit him noticing that it was the one the girl was carrying. He found her name, Emily, and address in the book and set off to met her again to thank her for saving his life. He found her house …show more content…
The story is if you stop in the middle of the tracks you feel a little push of the track, and if you put baby powder on the of your car you can see 10 little hand prints and 1 large pair. Although there is no hitchhiking in the story the “ Hitchhiker” and the bus children story have a few things in common. In both cases there are spirits. Both stories have a heroic character, that saves the main character. legendsofamerica.com stated “ continue to haunt the area, protecting others from similar fate.” In the stories the spirits save lives by helping people not reach the same fate as