Allusions/References To Other Works
- The real Rivers writes about Sassoon, giving him the alias "Patient B" in his book Conflict and Dreams.
- Sassoon refers to Edward Carpenter's writing on sexuality The Intermediate Sex. It is implied that Sassoon is a homosexual as he states that writings made him feel normal about his sexuality.
- The women in the bar, including Sarah Lumb, are based on characters from a scene in T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland.
- Prior reads one of River's anthropological studies The Todas.
- Owen makes reference to Craiglockhart's publication The Hydra.
- Owen and Sassoon are shown working on Owen's famous poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" together.
- Reference is made to The Importance of Being Earnest character Lady Bracknell, and there is mention of the play's author, Oscar Wilde.
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