My Sister's Keeper Allusions and Cultural References

Literary and Philosophical References

• Orpheus (1.4.116)
• Nostradamus (3.2.71)
• Sylvia Plath (3.5.3)
• Peter Hoeg, Smilla's Sense of Snow (3.5.3; 3.6.156)
• William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (4.2.16, 4.2.86)
• Prometheus (5.2.1)
• Zeus (5.2.2)
• Pandora (5.2.3)
• Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (5.3.114)
• Adam and Eve (6.2.1)
• Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer (7.4.3)
• Gandhi (9.8.3)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (9.8.3)

Historical References

• Charles Lindbergh (5.1.159)
• John F. Kennedy (6.1.30)
• Marie Antoinette (7.4.16)
• Confucius (9.3.6)

Pop Culture References

• Girl Scout Cookies (1.1.83)
• Gloria Allred (2.2.8)
• Florence Griffith-Joyner (3.1.40)
• J. Geils Band (3.1.47)
• Jackie Onassis (3.2.2)
• "Amazing Grace" (3.2.3)
• Bonnie and Clyde (3.3.3)
• Uncle Tupelo (3.4.5)
• Guinness Book of World Records (3.7.44; 6.2.72)
• The Today Show (3.7.48)
• Cary Grant (4.2.36)
• Superman (4.2.86, 4.2.136)
• Wonder Woman (4.2.86)
• Dawson's Creek (4.2.86)
• Peanuts/Charlie Brown (4.2.86)
• Don MacLean, "American Pie" (4.2.116)
• Ozzie and Harriet (4.2.163)
• The Osbournes (4.2.163)
• Oprah (4.3.122, 4.3.125)
• Jerry Springer (4.3.137)
• Tony Robbins (4.4.1)
• Spider-Man (4.4.29)
• Martha Stewart (4.6.23)
• Cinderella (5.1.176)
• Robin Leach, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (5.3.74)
• Hillary Clinton (5.2.79)
• Happy Days (6.2.6)
• The Way We Were (6.6.2)
• Pretty Woman (6.6.2)
• Ghost (6.6.2)
• Dirty Dancing (6.6.2)
• Barbra Streisand (6.6.4)
• Peter Jennings (6.6.56)
• Tom Brokaw (6.6.56)
• Candid Camera (7.3.129)
• The Wizard of Oz (9.8.1)
• Pro Wrestling (9.8.2)
• The Crocodile Hunter (9.8.2)
• Celebrity Boxing (9.8.5)
• The Brady Bunch (9.8.6)
• Alf (9.8.22)
• Mr. Ed (9.8.22)
• Aretha Franklin (10.7.19)
• I Love Lucy (Epilogue.5)