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 Saroyan (3.14)
- Ernest Hemingway (3.14)
- W. Somerset Maugham (3.16)
- Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (8.20)
Historical References
- Sigmund Freud (4.16)
- Unity Mitford, a supporter and friend of Hitler's (4.41)
- Adolf Hitler (4.41)
- Cleopatra (6.6)
- Nero, Roman emperor (12.2)
- Nehru, prime minister of India from 1947-1964 (12.3)
- Wendell Wilkie, Republican nominee in the 1940 presidential election (12.3)
Pop Culture References
- Gilbert and Sullivan, nineteenth-century composers (1.4)
- Our Gal Sunday, radio soap (1.4)
- Cole Porter and Kurt Weill (3.5)
- Oklahoma! (3.5)
- Luise Rainer, German film actress (4.18)
- The Story of Dr. Wassell, 1944 Cecil B. DeMille film (4.20)
- Cecil B. DeMille, film director (4.20)
- David O. Selznick, producer (4.34)
- William Randolph Hearst (12.2)
- Bergdorf, upscale New York department store (3.41)
- "21," famous club/restaurant (3.3)
- Tiffany's (4.51)
Biblical References
- St. Christopher (8.10)