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
- Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome (2.18)
- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (2.36)
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (3.31)
- Joseph Conrad (4.35)
- Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (4.39)
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince (12.12)
- Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway (12.49)
- Thomas Hardy (14.41)
- Thomas Hardy, Tess of D'Urbervilles (16.2)
- Arthur Miller, The Crucible (16.12)
- Beatrix Potter (17.24)
- Robert Musil, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (The Man Without Qualities) (17.43)
Historical References
- Socrates (19.8)
Pop Culture References
- The Wizard of Oz (2.6)
- John Woo (3.8)
- Lawrence Olivier, That Hamilton Woman (4.17), (6.54)
- Johan Vermeer (6.1)
- Oscar Wilde (7.1)
- Tennessee Williams (7.1)
- The Sound of Music (11.57)
- Casablanca (13.12)