History DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything / Literature

* ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'':

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'':

** The historical [[FurAgainstFang conflict]] between the werewolves and vampires is very reminiscent of the wars between Native Americans and the European colonists. In fact that's almost literally what it is, the werewolves are all members of a specific First Nations tribe and, while not all vampires are white, vampirism first arose in Europe and only came to North America with the settlers. Vampires also see themselves as superior to werewolves and their leaders are headquartered in Rome, widely seen as the birthplace of European civilisation; and the wolves only begin transforming when vampires enter their territory.

* ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'': The series introduces antagonists who have spoke rhetoric that's pretty obviously communist, starting with the first book's villain Darken Rahl (he lives in the "People's Palace", has a "People's Peace Army" and lectures a ''peasant'' on how his duty is to aid others-he's also a vegetarian), then increasingly so with the Imperial Order. ''Naked Empire'' has pacifists so committed they're basically suicidal, who also use slogans straight out of 20th century American anti-war movements. This all seems fairly out of place in the {{medieval European fantasy}} setting that the books take place in (though such groups occasionally occurred even then, it was always far more on the fringe and soon suppressed by the establishment).

** In the [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire film adaptation]] of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire The Goblet of Fire]]'', the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Death Eaters]]' costume design resembles a dark-coloured version of klansman robes (the same type of robes worn by far-right white supremacist groups such as the Neo-Nazis and the UsefulNotes/KuKluxKlan, which illustrates their cause much further: to subjugate the "lesser race" (the Muggles and Muggle-born wizards and witches) and have their "superior race" take over (pure-blooded wizards).

** The werewolf Fenrir Greyback seems to have some pretty heavy "sexual predator" undertones, what with all his salivating over young children and whatnot. For that matter, the third book's treatment of lycanthropy in general seems to take many cues from the historical treatment of AIDS; at the end of ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', [[spoiler:Lupin decides to quit his teaching job when the school finds out that he's a werewolf, knowing that the students' parents wouldn't trust "someone like him" with their children]].

*** The allegory shifts over time to include allusions to UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} people's plight in the real world. Since the dwarfs are, at least on the surface, a OneGenderRace (the gender in this case being dwarf), any dwarf identifying as the "wrong" gender gets about the same reaction as people beginning transitioning do in real life. There's even a case of "self-trans panic" in the books, wherein [[spoiler: the villain of ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'' turns out to be a closeted "female dwarf" who had a mental breakdown due to a combination of stress and cognitive dissonance--she was a prim and proper dwarf, but prim and proper dwarfs don't have dreams of wearing leather skirts and flowing chainmail dresses--brought on by the growing dwarf femininity movement.]]

** The werewolf Fenrir Greyback seems to have some pretty heavy "sexual predator" undertones, what with all his salivating over young children and whatnot. For that matter, the third book's treatment of lycanthropy in general seems to take many cues from the historical treatment of AIDS; at the end of ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', [[spoiler: Lupin decides to quit his teaching job when the school finds out that he's a werewolf, knowing that the students' parents wouldn't trust "someone like him" with their children]].

** In the sequel, Brystal struggles with feelings that she’s a failure. She constantly feels like she’s in a bad mood. [[spoiler: While it’s revealed she was cursed,]] the author has referred to Brystal’s struggles as her depression.

--> ''You've grown fond of Mistress Meg, haven't you?''\\

* In ''Literature/BetweenPlanets'', the hero receives a tatty ring -- the least of rings, you could say (it's literally the kind you'd get for a quarter from a gachapon toy machine at the supermarket) -- entrusted to him by an elderly family friend, which reveals its true nature under a specific set of circumstances. How do we know this isn't a straight ShoutOut? Because ''Between Planets'' predates ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' by a good three years.

* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/BetweenPlanets,'' the hero receives a tatty ring- the least of rings, you could say (it's literally the kind you'd get for a quarter from a gachapon toy machine at the supermarket)- entrusted to him by an elderly family friend, which reveals its true nature under a specific set of circumstances. How do we know this isn't a straight ShoutOut? Because ''Between Planets'' predates [[Literature/LordOfTheRings LoTR]] by a good three years.

* In-universe, at the end of ''Literature/TheDiamondOfDarkhold'', where Doon has to once again put together with Lina some letters that have been broken apart by deciphering the phrases. [[spoiler:It sparks off their MaybeEverAfter]].

* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/BetweenPlanets,'' the hero receives a tatty ring-the least of rings, you could say (it's literally the kind you'd get for a quarter from a gachapon toy machine at the supermarket)-entrusted to him by an elderly family friend, which reveals its true nature under a specific set of circumstances. How do we know this isn't a straight ShoutOut? Because ''Between Planets'' predates [[Literature/LordOfTheRings LoTR]] by a good three years.

** Magic is considered a sin and a choice and is punishable by death in most areas. The main source of this claim is a religion that’s [[SarcasmMode completely coincidently]] similar to Christianity. [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy There’s also facilities meant to cure people of their magic.]]

** ''Eclipse'' has two instances of one of those young men "showing his love" by forcing himself on a girl, just in case we didn't get it the first time.

* In ''Lightnovel/BeingAbleToEditSkillsInAnotherWorldIGainedOpWaifus'', when Nagi adjusts modifies, or ''inserts'' new skills into his slave harem, the light novel goes on to describe the girls' reactions in numerous Japanese euphemisms for sex. In the manga, it's somewhat more explicit as it shows skill "building blocks" being removed and inserted in ways that the close-ups seem to illustrate nipple to nipple contact between Nagi and the female slave he's currently "adjusting."

* Volume 4 of ''LightNovel/CookingWithWildGame'', has a scene where [[LoveInterest Ai Fa]] "orders" Asuta to sleep in the same bed with her. Asuta feels pretty anxious about this, having never done it before, but wants very badly to acquiesce and eventually does. Combined with his utter lack of fear and Ai Fa reassuring him that it's his choice to make, the passage reads like a couple trying [=BDSM=] for the first time.

* In the eighth LightNovel of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Haruhi tries to get the last page of Kyon's short story because she wants to know the aftermath of the date. He unconsciously touches his blazer, and Haruhi, being the GenreSavvy girl, immediately works out where he hid it and wrestles him to the floor, in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_%28grappling%29 this position.]] Followed soon after by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_(grappling) this position.]] Guess what came to Mikuru's mind when she walks in on this. You're right.

* In near-future thriller ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', DarkMessiah John Rumford's early career (charismatic military veteran founding a tiny populist political party that grows explosively, lecturing on propaganda and organization, building a militia to clean up in a chaotic society and finally launching a political coup) bears more than a passing resemblance to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's first few years in politics, even concerning some specific incidents and items. Given the author's [[ShownTheirWork demonstrated]] great interest in European history otherwise, this is unlikely to be entirely coincidental. Granted, Rumford's anti-government, right-wing libertarian-ish ideology is quite different from traditional fascism, and he even spells out his disagreements with Nazi thought at length when discussing politics with an actual neo-Nazi, but the parallels remain.

* In near-future thriller ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', DarkMessiah John Rumford's early career (charismatic military veteran founding a tiny populist political party that grows explosively, lecturing on propaganda and organization, building a militia to clean up in a chaotic society and finally launching a political coup) bears more than a passing resemblance to [[ThoseWackyNazis Adolf Hitler's]] first few years in politics, even concerning some specific incidents and items. Given the author's [[ShownTheirWork demonstrated]] great interest in European history otherwise, this is unlikely to be entirely coincidental. Granted, Rumford's anti-government, right-wing libertarian-ish ideology is quite different from traditional fascism, and he even spells out his disagreements with Nazi thought at length when discussing politics with an actual neo-Nazi, but the parallels remain.

** The [[FurAgainstFang conflict]] between the werewolves and vampires is very reminiscent of the wars between Native Americans and the European colonists. In fact that's almost literally what it is, the werewolves are all members of a specific First Nations tribe and, while not all vampires are white, vampirism first arose in Europe and only came to North America with the settlers. Vampires also see themselves as superior to werewolves and their leaders are headquartered in Rome, widely seen as the birthplace of European civilisation; and the wolves only begin transforming when vampires enter their territory, reflecting the (not entirely accurate) stereotype that Indigenous people were generally peaceful and lived in harmony with nature, only turning to violence in response to European incursions.

* The fourth and final novel of the ''Wayfarers'' series by Creator/BeckyChambers, ''[[Literature/TheGalaxyAndTheGroundWithin the galaxy and the ground within]]'', explores several concepts analogous to real-world situations:

* The fourth and final novel of the Wayfinder series by Becky Chambers, ''the galaxy and the ground within'', explores several concepts analogous to real-world situations:
** The premise is of a group of travellers and their host on a planet suddenly subjected to a travel ban due to a global disaster. There are informative broadcasts from the authorities, plans thrown into disarray, families suddenly separated, attempts to express support for and solidarity with neighbouring homes, and [[spoiler:a medical emergency which the characters are are unable to manage]], forcing them to sit by and wait for help to arrive. The book was released in 2021.

** The premise is of a group of travellers and their host suddenly subjected to a travel ban due to a global disaster. There are informative broadcasts from the authorities, plans thrown into disarray, families involuntarily separated, and a medical emergency which the characters are are unable to manage, where they must sit by and wait for help to arrive. The book was released in 2021.