Examples of Allusions in the book The Shallows by Nicholas Carr.

The author has used allusions in the book to compare two types of intelligence.

Explanation:

"The Shallow" is a book written by Nicholas Carr. The book talks about the affects of technology on humans. In doing so, Nicholas has allusions.

Allusion is a literary device that is used to refer indirectly to a person, place, thing, idea, or literature.

In Prologue, Nicholas has used the allusion of Marshal McLuhan's 'The Watchdog and the Thief.' The allusion is used to compare how internet is like a 'juicy piece of meat' distracting us from many things.

In Chapter 1, of the book, the author has used allusions in using references of Kubric's film 'A Space Odyssey, War and Peace, etc. The reference of Kubric's film is used to refer to the incident when Hal's computer spoke back to him.

Thus Nicholas has used allusion to compare two intelligence, humans and technology.