▁pok es ▁fun ▁at ▁the ▁pret ent ious ness ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁by ▁having ▁his ▁character ▁make ▁references ▁to ▁classic ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin ▁authors , ▁only ▁to ▁hear ▁that ▁their ▁sou ls ▁have ▁been ▁e aten . ▁The ▁comedy ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁ver bal , ▁based ▁on ▁turns ▁of ▁phrase , ▁fun ny ▁eu ph em isms , ▁and ▁abs urd ▁names . ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁" B on bon " ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁word ▁bon , ▁" good ", ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁sweet ▁eat ables . ▁Po e ▁also ▁draw s ▁on ▁the ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁soul ▁as ▁p ne uma , ▁an ▁internal ▁fl ame ▁that ▁converts ▁food ▁into ▁a ▁subst ance ▁that ▁passes ▁into ▁the ▁blood . ▁As ▁the ▁narr ator ▁of ▁" B on - B on " ▁says , ▁" I ▁am ▁not ▁sure , ▁indeed , ▁that ▁Bon - B on ▁greatly ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁Chinese , ▁who ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁soul ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁ab d omen . ▁The ▁Gree ks ▁at ▁all ▁events ▁were ▁right , ▁he ▁thought , ▁who ▁employed ▁the ▁same ▁words ▁for ▁the ▁mind ▁and ▁the ▁dia ph rag m ." ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Dev il ' s ▁vict ims ▁are ▁Pl ato , ▁Arist oph anes , ▁Cat ull us , ▁Hi pp ocr ates , ▁Quint ilian ▁and ▁François ▁Marie ▁Ar ou et ▁( the ▁real ▁name ▁of ▁Vol taire ). ▁As ▁Bon - B on ▁offers ▁his ▁own