: The narrator, enjoying the luxury and speed of his new car, picks up a hitchhiker. The passenger is secretive about his profession, only describing it as a "highly skilled trade".
: A wealthy man who feels a kinship with the "underdog" because he remembers being poor. the hitchhiker by roald dahl pdf
The hitchhiker describes a secret guild of "pick-ups" who have hyper-flexible, frictionless fingers. Dahl’s description of the physical act of picking a pocket is so detailed and mesmerizing that you almost forget it’s a crime. It turns theft into a ballet. : The narrator, enjoying the luxury and speed