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 Mythological References
- Bram Stoker, Dracula (8.63; 20.88)
- Cherokee mythology (5.5)
- Great Expectations (13.24)
- Lord Byron, "She Walks in Beauty" (15.57)
- Medea (10.3)
- Othello (12.61; 14.22)
- The Taming of the Shrew (25.1)
Historical References
- Amazons (12.13)
- The Titanic (13.21)
Pop Culture References
- America's Next Top Model (19.1)
- Ashton Kutcher (3.10)
- Barbie (1.35)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones (16.64)
- Charlie's Angels (4.7)
- Chicago (the movie) (16.64)
- Count Chocula (11.10)
- Diet Coke (10.81)
- Elizabeth Taylor (25.1)
- Enya (14.77)
- Faith Hill (11.34)
- French Kiss (5.1)
- Fresca (10.81)
- Frosted Flakes (11.46)
- Garth Brooks (11.34)
- Gossip Girls books (8.63; 12.14)
- Jessica Simpson (9.39)
- Kenny Chesney (8.63; 11.34; 14.25)
- Kevin Kline (5.1)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (13.18)
- Lucky Charms (11.46)
- Madonna, "Material Girl" (1.42)
- Maui Jim sunglasses (7.30)
- Meg Ryan (5.1)
- Monsters Inc. (8.63)
- MTV's Real World (8.4)
- Nicole Kidman (11.44)
- Neiman Marcus (8.74)
- Pamela Anderson (8.14)
- Paris Hilton (6.32)
- Saks (8.74)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (8.6)
- Shania Twain (11.34)
- Starbucks (8.70)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (4.12)
- Star Wars (19.78; 21.81)
- Steve Madden (3.13)
- Superman (12.54, 16.11)
- That '70s Show (10.76)
- Toby Keith (2.16)
- Tums (15.123, 16.2)
- Vin Diesel (14.1)
- West Side Story (12.56)
- Wet Seal (18.109)
- Wizard of Oz (13.45)