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On a Scale of 1-10….How On a Scale of 1-10….How Funny is This Funny is This Commercial??
What is an allusion?What is an allusion?
An An indirectindirect reference in a reference in a literary work to a previously literary work to a previously released literary work or to a released literary work or to a person, place, or thing in history.person, place, or thing in history.
Key…to a Key…to a previouslypreviously released released item.item.
In other words . . .
An allusion is when you are watching a movie or commercial or reading a book, and you recognize a scene or song or phrase (etc.) as something that was in an earlier movie or book.
The allusion is in the newer text. The text being alluded to is the older text.
What text is being alluded to? In other words, what are the original texts?
WHY do authors make allusions?WHY do authors make allusions?
1) Help the reader understand a difficult 1) Help the reader understand a difficult idea by relating it to an already known idea by relating it to an already known idea (from a familiar text)idea (from a familiar text)
2) A way for the writer to connect to the 2) A way for the writer to connect to the reader – A literary reader – A literary ““winkwink”” to the reader to the reader saying saying ““you get me?you get me?””
3) Comedic effect…by referencing a 3) Comedic effect…by referencing a potentially shared experiencepotentially shared experience
Why Use Allusions?Why Use Allusions? Used to summarize broad, complex ideas or emotions in Used to summarize broad, complex ideas or emotions in
one quick, powerful image. one quick, powerful image.
– Self-sacrificing characterSelf-sacrificing character
JesusJesus
– Really bad and mean character?Really bad and mean character?
DevilDevil CainCain
General Electric
How do I find / notice allusions?How do I find / notice allusions?
Just like when making inferences…Just like when making inferences…
– Background knowledge!!! Background knowledge!!! – Clues from the textClues from the text
Background knowledge is critical—Background knowledge is critical—you have to know what an author is you have to know what an author is referring referring toto in order to understand in order to understand the allusionthe allusion
What if I miss an allusion?What if I miss an allusion?
Nothing! Well, almost nothing.Nothing! Well, almost nothing.(You won(You won’’t blow up or anything)t blow up or anything)
Allusions are Allusions are risksrisks by the author to make a by the author to make a point or connect to a reader.point or connect to a reader.
If you donIf you don’’t get an allusion, and you are the t get an allusion, and you are the intended audience, the intended audience, the writerwriter has failed. has failed.
Ideally the Ideally the ““story will go on,story will go on,”” but you might but you might miss the literary miss the literary ““winkwink”” by the author. by the author.
Three Most Common TextsThree Most Common Texts
If you If you knowknow these three texts, you will these three texts, you will find and understand more allusions find and understand more allusions found in Western literature.found in Western literature.
1)1) The Bible The Bible
2)2) Greek mythology / Greek mythology / The OdysseyThe Odyssey
3)3) ShakespeareShakespeare
O’Brother, Where Art Thou?
Tennessee’s professional football team and….the giant gods that Zeus conquered to become king of the universe.
Midas Mufflers – Named after the Greek king who turned everything to gold (good?) with his touch.
Theme song – “Trust the Midas touch!”
Ajax Cleaner – Named after the Greek soldier that fought Hector during the Trojan War.
Ajax is tough on stains… like Ajax was tough on Trojans!
FTD Florists and Hermes?
Nike Athletics?
Brave PotatoesBrave Potatoes
ChildrenChildren’’s Books BookShakespeareShakespeare
What's in a name? What's in a name? that which we call a that which we call a roserose By any other name By any other name would smell as sweet;would smell as sweet;
--Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet
A Plague on Both Your A Plague on Both Your Houses...Houses...
ChildrenChildren’’s Storiess Stories
Mona LisaMona Lisa Petite RougePetite Rouge
More!More!
American GothicAmerican Gothic Petite RougePetite Rouge
Within DisneyWithin Disney
The Lion KingThe Lion King HerculesHercules
Scar!
Others…Others…
TitanicTitanic
And….And….
Where Does Joe Go?Where Does Joe Go?
RumplestiltskinRumplestiltskin’’s Daughters Daughter
Mona LisaMona Lisa
Van Gogh?Van Gogh?
Self-PortraitSelf-Portrait
Botticelli?Botticelli?
The Birth of VenusThe Birth of Venus
Famous People in Aladdin
Fast Times at Ridgemont Fast Times at Ridgemont HighHigh Shrek IIIShrek III
Which Have You Seen?Which Have You Seen?
Easy Rider - 1969Easy Rider - 1969 Starsky and Hutch – 2004Starsky and Hutch – 2004
Saturday Night Fever
Airplane!
Saturday Night Fever / Airplane
Okay, so why did the author of Airplane include the allusion to Saturday Night Fever?
– To relate a difficult concept?
– To connect to the reader?
– For comedic effect?
Bridge on the River Bridge on the River Kwai
The Breakfast Club
The The Karate Kid and….and….
Hercules! ! (Disney)(Disney)
The The Untouchables
Naked Gun 33 and 1/333 and 1/3
TitanicTitanic
The The Simpsons Movie Movie
Midnight Cowboy….Anyone? ….Anyone? Anyone??Anyone??
Hercules!
Miss Congeniality!
Shrek 2
Forrest Gump
Braveheart – Battle of StirlingBraveheart – Battle of Stirling
Hardware Commercial?Hardware Commercial?
CaddyshackCaddyshack
Tiger Woods?Tiger Woods?
DeliveranceDeliverance and Dueling Banjos and Dueling Banjos
Shrek 4Shrek 4
West Side StoryWest Side Story
ScrubsScrubs
VertigoVertigo - Stairwell - Stairwell
BatmanBatman
StagecoachStagecoach
Raiders of the Lost ArkRaiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Toy Story 2
Jurassic ParkJurassic Park
Toy Story 2Toy Story 2
Risky Business
And..And..
And then…
ScarfaceScarface
Shark TalesShark Tales
Flashdance – The OriginalFlashdance – The Original
Shrek IIShrek II
Scrubs!Scrubs!
Rain ManRain Man
The HangoverThe Hangover
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape The Great Escape and….and….
ReviewReview
What are the three most commonly What are the three most commonly alluded to sets of texts?alluded to sets of texts?
What are the purposes of allusions?What are the purposes of allusions?