C&E References in Lost

After I took C&E last year, I was surprised how many allusions from C&E books we read were in popular culture. For example, I realized that Beatrice from A Series of Unfortunate Events is an allusion to Dante’s Beatrice in his Divine Comedy. I also began watching Lost last year and I was astounded by how many references there were to things that I had just learned in C&E. Here’s a list of some of the allusions that I picked up on.

-John Locke: This is the most obvious allusion. The character of John Locke is based off of the philosopher by the same name. Although we didn’t read anything he wrote in C&E, he often came up in discussions, especially his Tabula Rasa theory. One of Lost’s episodes is titled Tabula Rasa and the theme of the episode revolves around his blank slate theory.

A Little Bit About Me

Welcome to HUHC’s Conversation! I’m Amanda and I’m very excited to be working on this blog. I’m currently a sophomore here at Hofstra and I’m double majoring in Journalism and English.

If it’s not obvious from my majors and the fact that I’m involved in this blog, I love to write. When I heard about the blog, I though it’d be a great way to get involved at Hofstra. A variety of my interests are incorporated with this blog. I enjoy writing, working with multimedia, and I love the Honors College community.

My other interests include ballet, skiing, and listening to music. I think that these are aspects that I’ll end up writing about. Keep coming back to the Conversation and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter!