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Question: In the reading, Simandan discusses intertextuality, or the network of textual relations the comprise a work of literature, noting, "A literary work, then, is not simply the product of a single author, but of his/her relationship to other texts (both written and spoken), and to the structure of language itself." The article "Intertextuality" further notes, "Every text is affected by all the texts that came before it, since those texts influenced the author's thinking and aesthetic choices."

Using the information from the readings and video on intertextuality, discuss an example of intertextuality in Impossible Saints. What do the intertextual relations you have selected reveal about Roberts' aesthetic choices and/or express about the social, cultural, religious, political, or moral ideologies depicted in Impossible Saints?