Allusions - pages 106- 161

Try to incorporate the analysis of (some of) these allusions into your interpretation of the selected part in order to enrich / deepen your interpretation:

1. "... she' s so amazing, looks like Nefertiti." (Claire about Carlene, p. 123)

2.the anatomy lesson: Elaine Scarry (p.127) - the title of Smith's novel is derived from Scarry's essay 'On Beauty and being just'

3. Rembrandt: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (p. 127, 144) Discuss the relation between the painting and the title of this part of the book.
4. poem On Beauty (p. 153), originally wirtten by Nick Laird, the husband of Zadie Smith