References To Other Works
- The names Meg, Jose, and Laurie may be related to Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel Little Women.
- The characters are also used in Mansfield's 1921 short story "Her First Ball".
- The events of the story are based on the Greek myth of Persephone.
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