Unfortunately, the points in common

Unfortunately, the points in common are indeed ten, not one more, not one less. Organizing the essay in an anatomy-like structure likewise risks lending excessive importance to the number of categories involved, thereby diverting the reader's attention from the general claims of this article. However, I hope that showing and discussing the complex symbolic and morphologic structure of the genre will lead to a new way of thinking about the contemporary novel and, with that, the postmodern.