Intertextuality

Intertextuality is when one text makes a reference to another text, this may either be directly or indirectly. The three types of intertextuality are obligatory, optional, and accidental. Obligatory intertextuality is when the author deliberately invokes a comparison between the two texts. Optional intertextuality is when there’s a possibility for there to be a reference but it’s not very direct and is a way to pay homage to the original author. Finally, you have accidental intertextuality which is when the audience makes a connection between other texts but there’s no direct thing from the original text. An example of intertextuality would be like in the show Bungo Stray Dogs, there’s a character named Edgar Allen Poe who’s a direct reference to the actual author Edgar Allen Poe. Another one would be in the Amazing World of Gumball when Gumball transforms into what looks like a DragonBall Z character. Finally, the last example is the character Ash Lynx who’s based off River Phoenix. 

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