For instance, he meets Noah (295; chapter 1), mentions that he “went on several cruises” (299; chapters 2, 7), learned “mountaineering” (299; chapters 6, 9), and he “got into all sorts of danger and escaped” (299; chapters 2, 4, 5, 7, 8). Furthermore, he “explored the jungle” (299; chapter 8), “watched a court case” (299; chapter 3), “tried being a painter” (299; chapter 5) and “fell in love” (299; Parenthesis). Moreover, the narrator buys liquor called Stinko Paralytico (288) which is used by Charlie in chapter 8 as a synonym for ‘being drunk’ (214) and is unfaithful to his partner (292), just like Charlie (219) and potentially Ham’s wife (23). Ironically, the finding of “red hairs” (292) appears to be the evidence for his infidelity, which likewise serves as an indicator for the potential affair of Ham’s wife (23).
In addition to these connections, there are links between the other chapters as well. For instance, in chapter 6, Amanda visits exhibitions displaying pictures of the shipwreck of the Medusa (144f.), which is the central issue of chapter 5. Furthermore, in chapter 9, Spike finds Amanda’s skeleton and mistakes it for Noah’s