What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
When the vase broke, my notoriously clumsy younger brother served as the scapegoat.
British history the Bible
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 scapegoat is the Bible.
The Bible's book of Leviticus describes a tradition of sacrificing an innocent goat to atone for humanity's sins.
The allusion scapegoat means a person who is unjustly blamed.