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The Circle Allusions & Cultural References

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.

Historical References

  • Theodore Roosevelt (1.3.65)
  • Thomas Jefferson (1.3.73)
  • Joan of Arc (1.3.73)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. (1.3.73)
  • The Spruce Goose (1.3.73)
  • The Enola Gay (1.3.73)
  • Tiananmen Square (1.8.63)
  • Gandhi (1.13.1)
  • Jonas Salk (1.13.1)
  • Mother Teresa (1.13.1)
  • Steve Jobs (1.13.1)
  • The Gallipoli Campaign (1.26.3)
  • Julian Assange (1.44.93)
  • The Pentagon Papers (1.44.97)
  • Muammar Gaddafi (1.44.97)
  • Napoleon Bonaparte (2.2.4)
  • Protagoras (2.5.1)
  • The Mayflower (2.8.3)
  • The Manhattan Project (2.12.6)
  • Thomas Edison (2.12.6)
  • Adolf Hitler (2.15.20)
  • Josef Stalin (2.15.20)
  • Osama bin Laden (2.23.18)
  • D. B. Cooper (2.23.18)

Architectural, Sculptural, and Visual Arts References

  • Santiago Calatrava (1.1.2)
  • Alexander Calder (1.1.23)
  • The Siena Cathedral (1.8.2)
  • Dorothea Lange (1.23.23)
  • Constantin Brancusi (1.25.17)
  • Donald Judd (1.33.96)

Pop Culture References

  • Koyaanisqatsi (1.1.28)
  • Facebook (1.3.60)
  • Twitter (1.3.60)
  • Google (1.3.60)
  • Transformers (1.3.62)
  • Little Red Riding Hood (1.3.62)
  • Tatum O'Neal (1.5.25)
  • Paper Moon (1.5.26)
  • Maid Marion (1.10.6)
  • King Crimson (1.19.24)
  • John Wayne (1.19.59)
  • Steve McQueen (1.19.59)
  • The Shining (1.27.16)
  • Jack Nicholson (1.27.16)
  • Wonder Woman (2.1.20)
  • The Sound of Music (2.6.35)
  • Basic Instinct (2.9.27)
  • Alfred Hitchcock (2.9.27)
  • Uncle Sam (2.12.22)
  • The Beatles (2.15.41)
  • Bruce Willis (2.15.78)
  • Triumph of the Will (2.20.10)
  • The Wizard of Oz (2.23.31)