Hypertext

 Going into this chapter I didn't know a lot about hypertext but the chapter really expanded my knowledge on it. A cool fact that I learned is the "h" in https means hypertext. Hypertext was one of the first forms of electronic literature that gained interest. It's a piece of fiction that has embedded links throughout.Some examples of this are an interpretation of "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley and "Patchwork Girl". Readers are able to use various different hyperlinks to create literature. It was created in the late 80's early 90's by a group of writers that wanted to give readers an opportunity to have an input on how the story went. When the internet was first starting to be talked about, hypertext was starting to become a popular subject. It's also cool to hear about how hypertext has evolved throughout the years. I've always loved English classes but I've never heard about hypertext, so reading this chapter was very insightful. 

The reference I picked was Olia Lialina's My Boyfriend Came Back from the War. It's an interactive website that was one of the first hypertext fictions that was published on the internet. It works by clicking different gif images that are in framed. The story is a conversation between a girl and her boyfriend who's a soldier that just returned from war. By the user clicking on different links, it brings the user through different dialogue. Different links give you different images that help you piece together the story. As the story continues you see there's an emotional distance between the girl and her boyfriend. It's also inferred that she had an affair while her boyfriend was fighting in the war. I thought this was a really interesting story and an interesting way to tell it. 

my boyfriend came back from the war