Most of the time, authors don’t intend to link together their work with someone else’s. Based on textual knowledge, a viewer may relate a character to another one from a separate text. This type of connection is an example of Accidental Intertextuality. After watching the character Leonard Shelby in action, an audience might connect him to the famous, beloved, fictional character Sherlock Holmes. Compare Sherlock Holmes to Leonard Shelby from “Memento” and you find that they share similar characteristics. For example, both are investigators and serve justice to unmasked criminals. To solve cases, Leonard uses his Polaroid pictures, written notes, and tattoos; while Holmes uses the clues from crime scenes and his excellent knowledge. Both characters
