Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate


Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"Polly's plan to use local superstitions to exploit them lead to Ben and Polly enacting their escape plan by calling for Tom to their cell while Polly pretends to be in a trance with a straw doll."

About Causal Connections

A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.

Related Connections