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
- Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist (1.14)
- William Butler Yeats, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" (3.19-20)
- The Bible, Matthew 10:26 (5.9; 9.40, 9.85)
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (8.155-158; 12.112-118; 14.80; 21.80)
- Mephistopheles (9.4)
- William Shakespeare, Macbeth (11.11; 15.29)
- Anne Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank (16.94)
- William Shakespeare (16.99)
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (23.64)
- Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (24.167)
- The Bible, Noah's Ark (Epilogue.1)
Historical References
- The Vietnam War (6.19)
- T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) (15.65)
- The Nazis (17.14, 17.23)
- Adolph Hitler (17.20-22)
Pop Culture References
- Cold Chisel, "Flame Trees" (1.3; 9.30; 15.83; 27.7)
- The Waterboys, "The Whole of the Moon" (2.85; 11.11)
- Chuck Norris (6.19)
- Kenny Rogers (9.35, 9.37; 14.94-95; 21.17, 21.28; 22.2; 24.162)
- Kenny Rogers, "Coward of the County" (9.37; 21.18, 21.29, 21.33; 24.144)
- Kenny Rogers, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (9.37)
- Kenny Rogers, "Islands in the Stream" (9.37; 21.23)
- Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler" (9.37; 21.21, 21.31; 24.165)
- The Karate Kid (12.11)
- Home and Away (13.102-103)
- Beyoncé (14.47)
- New Order (16.45)
- The Great Escape (17.6, 17.73)
- Steve McQueen (17.75)
- Touched by an Angel (17.99)
- Jerry Springer (17.166)
- Harry Nilsson, "I Can't Live (If Living is Without You)" (21.11)
- Kasey Chambers, "Not Pretty Enough" (21.12)
- Thelma Houston, "Don't Leave Me This Way" (21.14)
- The White Stripes, "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself " (21.14)
- Van Morrison, "Brown Eyed Girl" (21.15)
- The Weather Girls, "It's Raining Men" (21.15)
- Michael Jackson (21.26)
- Cold Chisel, "Khe San" (21.37)
- Guns n' Roses, "Paradise City" (21.48)
- Guns n' Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle" (21.50; 22.2)
- The Waterboys (22.2)
- The Bill (27.3)