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
- Matthew 19:14 (30.96)
- William Shakespeare (30.110)
- Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers (30.113)
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island (30.113; 41.41)
- Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (30.113)
- The Hardy Boys series (30.113)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sherlock Holmes series (30.113)
- Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer (30.113)
- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (30.113)
- Johann David Wyss, The Swiss Family Robinson (30.113)
- Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (30.113)
- Black Beauty (30.113)
- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (30.113; 42.48)
- Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery (32.2)
- Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country (34.7)
- Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days (41.19)
- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (41.33; 41.39)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, " In Memoriam " (41.74)
Historical References
- Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) (24.10)
- Martin Luther King 's assassination (25.13)
- Sharpeville Massacre (25.33-41)
- Dr. H.F. Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid (31.3)
- The South African War (32.65)
- Soweto uprising (42.2)
- Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and peaceful resistance (42.83)
- Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust (44.71)
- Steve Biko 's death (48.1)
Pop Culture References
- Arthur Ashe (34.2)
- Drum Magazine (37.1)
- Dvorak's New World Symphony (41.45)
- Earth Wind and Fire (41.56)
- Percy Sledge (41.56)
- The Beatles (41.56)
- Abba (41.56)
- The Supremes (41.56)
- Boney M (41.56)