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14 March, 02:34

The highlighted words in the excerpt are allusions. To what are they making reference, and how is each being used by Kingsolver? Write a paragraph of about 100 words to explain your answer.

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  1. 14 March, 02:56
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    Kingsolver uses allusions in here work. Examples of this are:

    ... was the best deal this side of the Jackson Purchase ... - a historical event allusion

    ... came high railing in there like some blond Paul McCartney ... - a famous person allusion

    ... clouds [that] were pink and fat and hilarious looking, like the hippo ballerinas in a Disney movie ... - famous movies allusions
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