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, Romeo and Juliet (4.42) (18.68) (25.1) (27.122)
- The Bible (7.1 - 7.10)
- Edgar Allan Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart" (9.14)
- Emily Dickinson (18.64)
- Walt Whitman (18.64)
- William Wordsworth (18.64)
- William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 18" (18.74)
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Sonnet 43" ("How do I love thee…?") (18.78)
- e.e. cummings, [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in] (18.109) (26.1)
- Sleeping Beauty (18.115)
Pop Culture References:
- Mad Libs (3.36)