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
- 1984 (3.31)
- Huckleberry Finn (4.17)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (10.1)
- Wuthering Heights (25.30)
- Jane Eyre (25.30)
- Edgar Allan Poe (32.24)
- Atlas (32.62)
- Robinson Crusoe (33.1)
- Aristotle (39.18)
- Kurt Vonnegut (44.27)
- Isaac Asimov (44.27)
- Sleeping Beauty (46.27)
- Sir Galahad (50.84)
Historical References
- Socrates (32.24)
- Joan of Arc (32.24)
- Rasputin (32.24)
- Hank Aaron (32.24)
- Albert Schweitzer (32.24)
- Lee Harvey Oswald (32.24)
- Van Gogh (39.18)
- Mona Lisa (53.14)
- Sir Walter Raleigh (56.25)
- Osama bin Laden (57.33)
- Sigmund Freud (61.35)
Pop Culture References
- Jimmy Buffett (4.9-10)
- George Clooney (4.12)
- Drew Barrymore (4.16)
- Macaulay Culkin (4.20)
- The Wizard of Oz (25.25)
- Dean Martin (27.3)
- Frank Sinatra (27.4)
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (27.4)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt (27.6)
- Lance Armstrong (37.38)
- Spider-Man (39.32)
- Star Wars (39.32)
- Woodstock (41.11)
- Dumb and Dumber (44.16)