| As the artificial memories replace the teenager's genuine memories, he finds himself in a struggle to rediscover his true identity. Blindly following random memories in an attempt to discover what is real, any sense of linear progression and chronological integrity is lost. |
At this time, the disorienting and anti-narrative nature inherent to hypertext is exploited. Just as the protagonist can no longer distinguish between fact and fiction, between reality and simulation, the reader undergoes a similar experience. S/he follows multiple hypertextual paths that may or may not lead to their logical or realistic conclusions. |
