comparatives and allusions whirligig

olympus

home of the gods, compared to chaz's extravagant party

lucille ball

plays lucy ricardo in "i love lucy" who is a comedic character, compared to steph when she is asked to be less logical

river styx

boundary between the living and the dead, compared to the bus being the ferry that transports strangers to an unknown destiny

hercules

had 12 labors as punishment for murder, compared to brent making 4 whirligigs as punishment for lea's murder

adam

first man created by God, compared to brent naming stars

john henry

an african american who lost against a machine when laying railroad tracks, compared to tony not being able to practice as much as the harp whirligig

job

a man whose faith was tested by God with suffering, compared to pepe the chihuahua that endured suffering as much as job

cain

murdered his brother abel, the preacher recites a bible verse where God says that fugitives and vagabonds would be punished

geronimo

native american warrior, said when brent found a business named geronimo for the first time

robinson crusoe

english sailor ship wrecked, compared to brent being resourceful

rip van winkle

slept for 20 years and woke up in the revolution, compared to brent showing up in a new environment

anne frank

wrote a diary based on her experiences during ww2, compared to lea's memory being preserved through the whirligigs

jesse owens

african american track star who proved hitler wrong, jenny's grandmother compares her energy level to jesse owens

joe dimaggio

baseball player, jenny's grandmother compares her energy level to jesse owens

auschwitz

concentration camp in poland, jenny's grandmother went to auschwitz but was still optimistic after the events she went through

simon wiesenthal

nazi hunter, jenny donated money to simon wiesenthal nazi hunting group

charlie chaplin

silent film actor and comedian, mentioned when jenny says a marquee of tom cruise could've displayed charlie chaplin in the past

hitler

dictator of nazi germany and caused the deaths of 11 million, jenny's grandmother says that not everyone is like hitler

arcangelo corelli

italian composer and violinist, brent and pam mcquillen listen to his music, which is immortalized