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
- Thomas Osborne Davis, "The Welcome" (1.1.90)
- Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles "Way in the Middle of the Air" (3.1.52, 3.1.54, 3.1.85)
Biblical References
- John 3:16 (1.1.91)
- Romans 8:28 (1.1.110, 2.3.237)
- Isaiah 38:1 / II Kings 20:1 (1.1.111, 2.1.8, 3.1.12)
- Job (1.1.150, 3.1.89)
- Exodus (2.1.19, 2.2.16, 2.2.289, 3.1.89)
- Acts 16:25-26 (2.1.67)
- Isaiah 6:5 (2.2.53-54, 2.2.71)
- Isaiah 9:6-7 (2.2.56)
- Romans 6:23 (2.2.61)
- Adam and Eve (2.2.61, 3.1.25)
- Cain and Abel (2.2.61)
- II Samuel 18 (2.2.130)
- Noah's Great Flood (2.2.337)
- Proverbs 16:18 (2.3.19)
- Matthew 13:45-46 (2.3.72)
- Genesis 9:25 The Curse of Ham (3.1.22-24)
- II Corinthians 11:25-27 (3.1.55-59)
- Abraham (3.1.89)
- Moses (3.1.89)
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (3.1.89)
- David (3.1.89)
- Jeremiah (3.1.89)
- Ezekiel (3.1.89, 3.1.219)
- John (3.1.89)
- Judas (3.1.89)
- Thomas (3.1.89)
- Peter (3.1.89)
- Stephen (3.1.89)
- Paul (3.1.89)
- The blind man crying in the road (3.1.89)
- Lazarus (3.1.89)
- John 8:36 (3.1.219)
- Jacob wrestling the angel (3.1.219)
- Ephesians 2:2 (3.1.219)
- Nehemiah 8:10 (3.1.219)
- John 1:3 (3.1.219)