other stories referenced in the books
so, since everyone is doing rereads atm, i thought i would ask you guys to help me gather a list of other stories that are nodded to or retold or referenced in some way in the books. i have a very large theory i've been mulling over for a while that i'm still fleshing out... but part of the theory's foundation is that SJM is purposely making references to stories we know. so i thought crowdsourcing a list could help...
i'm not going to post my current full list, since i am interested in seeing what others see in the books... but some examples (mostly from CC because i just reread and it's top of my head):
example of retellings:
in ACOTAR the first book is obviously a retelling of >!Beauty and the Beast.!<
the first book in CC is basically a retelling/heavily inspired by >!Zootopia!<
some examples nodding to or referencing stories are:
in CC >!the Asteri in the crystal coffin under the prison with hair too black, skin too white, and lips too red to be natural is an obvious Snow White reference!<
in CC there is >!Jelly Jubilee aka my little pony!<
also in CC, >!Embers art of ceramic babies in heads of lettuce is Cabbage Patch Kids!<
and again, in CC, >!Hunt's (and the Thunderbirds) ability to raise dead bodies to life with lightning is a reference to Frankenstein!<
any references you guys see, no matter how tiny, would really help me flesh out my theory. i'm not implying anything negative to SJM for reusing other story elements/assets. i think it is deliberate and very clever if my theory pans out...
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Edited to fix my spoiler tags