How can we answer the question, “What is hypertext?” Our most
respected scholars offer answers that span a wide range. In the
literary community, the definitions offered often focus on the
link. Marie-Laure Ryan [5], for example, states that, “In
hypertext… the reader determines the unfolding of the text by
clicking on certain areas, the so-called hyperlinks, that bring to
the screen other segments of text.” Espen Aarseth [1] offers a
similar view of the term, writing that, “Hypertext, for all its
packaging and theories, is an amazingly simple concept