When authors give shout outs 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
- Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (1.2)
- Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1.37)
- Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird (2.85, 2.93)
- William Shakespeare, Othello (2.90, 2.91, 2.92, 6.28)
- Erica Jong, Fear of Flying (2.155)
- Judy Blume, Are You There God, It's Me Margaret (2.158)
- Albert Camus, Resistance, Rebellion, and Death (2.158)
- Thornton Wilder, Our Town (3.34)
- William Shakespeare (6.26)
- John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me (6.29)
- Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (7.36)
- Henry James (12.104)
- T.S. Eliot (12.104)
- Charles Dickens (12.104)
- Norton Anthology (13.171)
- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (16.15)
- Moliere (16.69)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (16.69)
- Collette (16.69)
- Marcel Proust (16.69)
- Gustave Flaubert (16.69)
Historical References
- Royal Shakespeare Company (6.26)
- Margaret Sanger (12.95)
- Gloria Steinem (12.95)
- Gray's Anatomy (16: Snapshots.33) (the book)
Mythic References
- Persephone (12.88, 12.102)
- Zeus (12.88)
- Helen of Troy (12.95)
- Demeter (12.102)
- Cupid (12.102
- Psyche (12.102)
Pop Culture References
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (2.7) (the movie)
- Seventeen (2.17)
- Glamour (2.17)
- Vogue (2.17)
- Barbie (2.99)
- Raggedy Ann (2.99)
- The Marx Brothers (2.156)
- Kool-Aid (2.20)
- Charles Bronson (5.1)
- Monopoly (5.86)
- Strawberry Banana Kissing Potion (6.33)
- Sir Laurence Olivier (6.37)
- Playboy (11.110)
- Dr. Spock (12.104)
- Better Homes and Gardens Guide to Entertaining (12.104)
- Masterpiece Theatre (18.21)