What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
A Good Samaritan jumped in when my grocery bag broke and the contents spilled all over the sidewalk.
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An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which Cinderella must leave the ball before the coach that brought her transforms into a pumpkin. The allusion shows that Lila must depart immediately.
The source of the allusion Good Samaritan is the Bible.
In a biblical parable, a Samaritan selflessly stops to help an enemy who has been beaten and stranded on the side of a road.
The allusion Good Samaritan means a person who goes out of the way to help another.