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
- Is it just us, or does the conversation Rob and Papa have while fixing a fence on their property (3.4-22) remind you of Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"?
Historical References
- Ethan Allen (4.47-82)
- The Green Mountain Boys (4.47-82)
- Fort Ticonderoga (4.70)
- Calvin Coolidge (4.84)
- Abner Doubleday (4.49)