The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Allusions & Cultural References

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

Daredevil (3.114)
X-Men (3.114)
Richie Rich (3.114)
Archie (3.114)
Casper the Friendly Ghost (3.114)
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (7.33)
Shakespeare (20.102)
Euripides, Medea (24.24)
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (24.75)
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (24.75)
Fat Kid Rules the World (24.75)
Tangerine (24.75)
Feed (24.75)
Catalyst (24.75)
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (24.75)
Fools Crow (24.75)
Jar of Fools (24.75)
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (27.11, 27.133)

Kentucky Fried Chicken (2.3)
Star Wars (12.192)
Pasty Cline (24.73)
Hank Williams (24.74)
Jimi Hendrix (24.73)
Guns N' Roses (24.73)
White Stripes (24.73)
Dwayne Wade (24.76)
Shane Battier (24.76)
Steve Nash (24.76)
Ray Allen (24.76)
Adam Morrison (24.76)
Julius Erving (24.76)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24.76)r
George Gervin (24.76)
Mugsy Bogues (24.76)