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
- William Shakespeare (4.10, 40.41)
- The Romantic poets (4.10)
- Gertrude Stein, The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook (4.14)
- Emily Brontë (4.17; 8.4, 8.5, 8.7; 9.4; 20.2; 33.1, 33.41, 33.43, 33.44; 37.2; 41.41)
- Robert Burns, "To A Mouse" (4.21)
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.9, 6.18; 24.5, 24.44, 24.45, 24.46, 24.48; 42.58)
- Thomas Hardy (8.4)
- William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 18" (20.1)
- Wuthering Heights (33.48)
- Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (33.48)
Historical References
- Madame Marie Curie (35.56; 40.41; 42.58)