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 References
- Harry Potter (3.20)
- The Help (3.20)
- Tuck Everlasting (3.20)
- A Wrinkle in Time (14.35)
Pop Culture References
- Friends (1.27)
- Alanis Morissette (1.37)
- Pearl Jam (1.37)
- "Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews (1.38; 13.1)
- Dave Matthews (34.25; 54.7)
- Toy Story (2.1; 13.13)
- Seinfeld (3.4; 50.13)
- American Beauty (3.19)
- Titanic (3.19)
- Toy Story 3 (3.19)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (9.2)
- Back to the Future (9.36; 14.35)
- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (16.13)
- Will Smith (16.15)
- "Wonderwall" by Oasis (23.22)
- Thrasher magazine (28.8; 43.1)
- "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves (30.18; 33.1)
- Hootie and the Blowfish (34.16)
- "Basket Case" by Green Day (34.17)
- Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen (35.27)
- "Celebrate Good Times" by Kool & the Gang (36.1)
- "When I Come Around" by Green Day (36.39)
- Archie comics (39.39; 39.44)
- "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men (41.29)
- Wayne's World (48.19; 50.11; 52.11)
- "What Would You Say?" by Dave Matthews (54.9)
- Scooby-Doo (55.10)
- My Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (62.12)