Chapter 6 …Or the Bible
Writers Most literary writers allude to the Bible James Dean East of Eden Toni Morrison Beloved James Joyce Araby Chaucer The Canterbury Tales Eliot Four Quartets Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses
Notes Don’t have to know the Bible to know there is an allusion to it Tone or weight feels different than rest of story Recognize things that in the text that are beyond the immediate scope of the story Knowing the author’s background James Baldwin Reading is not greatly altered by the biblical allusion Adds depth to the story Naming of characters is key in a novel Has to carry out a message the author wants to convey