When authors give shout outs 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 (1.1.2) (3.24.8)
- Charles Dickens (2.13.13)
- William Faulkner (2.13.13)
- Henry Miller (2.13.13)
- Pearl Buck (2.13.13)
- James Michener (2.13.13)
- Zane Grey (2.13.13)
- L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz series (2.13.13) (2.20.96)
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (2.13.13) (2.22.7)
- Anna Sewell, Black Beauty (2.13.13)
- John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (3.10.5)
- William Golding, The Lord of the Flies (3.10.5)
- Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (3.10.5)
- Balzac (4.3.7)
Historical References
- Lyndon B. Johnson (2.10.13)
- Vincent Van Gogh (2.17.41)
- Battle of the Alamo (3.1.7)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (3.4.10)
- Abraham Lincoln (3.4.10)
- J. Edgar Hoover (3.4.32)
- Adolph Hitler (3.4.36)
- Jackson Pollock (3.17.2)
- Watergate hearings (3.21.8)
Pop Culture References
- Red Buttons (2.1.18)
- Lucille Ball (2.1.18)
- Tinkerbell (2.2.6)
- Barbara Mandrell (3.17.2)
- Stanley Kubrick (3.23.3)
- Woody Allen (3.23.3)
- Frank Sinatra, "New York, New York" (3.27.6)