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
- J.R.R. Tolkien (Epigraph)
- Aphrodite (5.30)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (21.Epigraph)
- James Joyce (22.Epigraph)
- Sigmund Freud (8.29)
- The Guinness Book of World Records (3.37)
Historical References
- Joan of Arc (16.42)
- Winston Churchill (17.Epigraph)
- Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin (21.91)
Pop Culture References
- The Twilight Zone (1.5)
- Paula Abdul (1.10)
- Guinness Book of World Records (3.37)
- Jerry Seinfeld (4.Epigraph)
- Henry Rollins (7.Epigraph)
- Mark Knopfler (9.Epigraph)
- Mario Andretti (10.Epigraph)
- Sears and Roebuck (12.Epigraph)
- Friends (17.46)
- Nick Drake (20. Epigraph)
- Jay Leno (21.74)
- Peter Gabriel (24.Epigraph)
- Steel Magnolias (24.72)
- Beck (Epilogue.Epigraph)