Literature

In the novel, Charlie's teacher, Bill, assigns him various books to read. Charlie describes them all as his

favorites.

To Kill a Mockingbird  by Harper Lee

This Side of Paradise  by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A Separate Peace  by John Knowles

Peter Pan  by J. M. Barrie

The Great Gatsby  by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Catcher in the Rye  by J. D. Salinger

On the Road  by Jack Kerouac

Naked Lunch  by William S. Burroughs

Walden  by Henry David Thoreau

Hamlet  by William Shakespeare

The Stranger  by Albert Camus

The Fountainhead  by Ayn Rand

The book also references a book of poems by E. E. Cummings, The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy

Shilts, a book by Anne Rice, and an autobiography of a woman who was a character in Reds, most

likely Emma Goldman. The poem "A Person/A Paper/A Promise" by Dr. Earl Reum is also mentioned.

[edit]Film

The novel references these films:

Rocky Horror Picture Show

It's a Wonderful Life

The Producers

Reds

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Graduate

Harold and Maude

My Life as a Dog

Dead Poets Society

The Unbelievable Truth

Night of the Living Dead

Hannah and Her Sisters

[edit]Television

The novel references these television shows:

Saturday Night Live

Love Boat

Fantasy Island

M*A*S*H

Gomer Pyle

Television star Mary Tyler Moore is also mentioned without mentioning any of her specific TV shows.

[edit]Music

The novel references these songs:

"Where Eagles Dare" by The Misfits

"Asleep" by The Smiths

"Vapour Trail " by Ride

"Scarborough Fair" by Simon and Garfunkel

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum

"Time of No Reply" by Nick Drake

"Dear Prudence" by The Beatles

"Gypsy" by Suzanne Vega

"Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues

"Daydream" by The Smashing Pumpkins

"Dusk" by Genesis

"MLK" by U2

"Blackbird" by The Beatles

"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

"Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd

"Something" by The Beatles

"School's Out" by Alice Cooper

"Autumn Leaves" by Nat King Cole

"Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister

"I'm Going Home" sung by Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show