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 Religious References
- The Chronicles of Narnia (4.102, 4.108)
- The Bible (4.110, 3.33, 8.68, 8.70, 8.75)
- Moby Dick (4.125-126)
- Hamlet (5.62, 5.64)
- Aslan (8.64)
- Jesus (8.64)
- Moses (9.34)
Historical References
- Vietnam War (2.20)
- Abraham Lincoln (8.64)
- Socrates (8.64)
Pop Culture References
- "My Beautiful Balloon" (2.18)
- "This Land Is Your Land" (2.18)
- "Free to Be You and Me" (2.18, 4.14)
- "Blowing in the Wind" (2.18)
- "God Bless America" (2.18)
- Star Trek (4.135)
- Godzilla (5.15)
- The Ten Commandments (the movie)(9.34)
- "O Say Can You See?" (13.48)