When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Emily Dickinson, "I am nobody" (Part 1 epigraph; 21.40)
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (2.67)
- William Shakespeare, Macbeth (2.67)
- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream (2.67)
- Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew series (2.67, 2.74)
- Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis (3.20; 9.48; 10.40)
- Robin Hood (6.17)
- The Brothers Grimm (7.7)
- Hans Christian Andersen (7.7)
- James Joyce (10.40)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (10.40)
- Emily Dickinson, "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" (Part 2 epigraph)
- Emily Dickinson (21.39; 25.32)
- Emily Dickinson, "To die—without the dying" (25.31)
Pop Culture References
- Bob Dylan (1.16, 1.25; 2.70, 2.71; 9.3)
- The Wizard of Oz (2.20)
- Edgar Degas (7.23)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (10.12)
- Patsy Cline (9.2)
- Sylvester Stallone (26.16)