If on a winter’s night a traveller
Outside the town of Malbork
Leaning from the steep slope
Without fear of wind or vertigo
Looks down in the gathering shadow
In a network of lines that enlace
In a network of lines that intersect
On the carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon
Around an empty grave
What story down there awaits its end?

For the sake of simplicity, let’s refer to each of these openings as a chapter. On the surface, each chapter seems completely different from all the other “chapters.” However, a closer look reveals that there are themes, ideas, symbols, imagery, etc. that recur from chapter to chapter. In other words, the chapters are not so different as they may first appear. As you continue to read think of the chapters relate to one another. Go beyond focusing on plot connections and concentrate on deeper connections. connections of ideas, symbols, themes, imagery, etc.