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
- Homer, the Odyssey: The entire plot of this book is one big Homer shout-out, folks
- William Bartram, Bartram's Travels: Inman's only reading material in most of the book is Bartram's Travels, a book by a naturalist about traveling around the American South and studying nature
- Ovid, Baucis, and Philemon, from Metamorphoses
Historical References
- Robert E. Lee
- Longstreet, and his part in Fredericksburg
- Charleston, Ada's old stomping ground, is where the Civil War began
- Petersburg
- Fredericksburg
- Gettysburg