One thing I thought might not have been obvious in the story was the passing mention of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. In case you didn't know (I wouldn't have except I learned about it last semester), this was a real place. I'm always interested in how authors incorporate real things into works of fiction. Anyway, if you get the chance, you should read about it. I'll add a link to the wikipedia article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium
Wow, that's actually really cool. I had no idea it was an actual real place. Thanks for the information!
ReplyDeleteInteresting- my cousins live near Battle Creek, I may have driven by this place and not even known it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the man they mention as being bookkeeper, WK Kellogg, is totally the founder of Kellogg's, the company that makes delicious breakfast cereals.