"Connect these dots: garden, serpent, plagues, flood, parting of waters, loaves, fishes, forty days, betrayal, denial, slavery and escape, fatted calves, milk and honey. Ever read a book with all these things in them? Gues what? So have your writers." (Page 47)
In this passage, it is evident what Foster is speaking of: The Bible. This opening paragraph states the whole idea of the chapter that Biblical allusions are not a scarcity in literature, and writers are always using them. Foster believes that these allusions are bound to be in writing as long as so many writers are religious people He does go on to list many writers and their associations to the Bible. In the previous chapter, the topic is different but the approach is the same. Foster makes it known that it is no hidden secret that many if not all famous writers have read Shakespeare, thus making allusions to his work very prevalent in famous works. The main point of both of these chapters is that Shakespeare and the Bible both have their fair share of influence on the world of literature, and if you are in doubt on what your texts is reffering to, you should always think Shakespeare or the Bible first. For me the biblical allusions are easier to spot out because I am more familiar with the bible than I am with any of Shakespeare's stuff, but after reading this chapter I could safely assume Shakepeare influences alot of what I will read this year.
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