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
- Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Spring and Fall" (2.2)
- Dylan Thomas, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night" (2.3)
- Thor Heyerdahl, Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (3.19)
- Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone Around the World (3.19)
- Robin Lee Graham with Derek L. T. Gill, Dove (3.19)
- C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (6.2)
- Emily Dickinson, "Pain Has an Element of Blank" (16.28)
- Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (16.34)
- Johann David Wyss, Swiss Family Robinson (33.2)
- Daniel Dafoe, Robinson Crusoe (33.2)
- Theodore Taylor, The Cay (33.2)
- Emily Dickinson, "My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close" (40.35)
Pop Culture References
- Batman (16.41)
- Tarzan (33.64)