other it can be seen in the juxtapo

other it can be seen in the juxtaposition between the ‘fictional’ and ‘real’ histories that background the narratives. Real events get fictionalised in a novel and fictional events may appear as real within this context. The first instance of metafiction in the novel is amplified by its structure, but the second one is not affected by it. A similar trend can be observed with the other two concepts. Reflexivity is found in both the use of different genres, a fragmentation which is also reflected in the structure, and in the use of linguistic echoes which in their turn connect the narratives and in that way strengthen the use of the embedded structure. Intertextuality manifested itself in three ways: between the narratives, between David Mitchell novels and between the novels and external texts. Only the first one is supported by the fragmentation of the narrative. There does not seem to be a relation between narrative structure and the other two. It also seems to be the case that certain paratextual information can influence the reader’s understanding of the text and therefore the reader’s awareness of the connection between the concepts and the narrative structure. There are similar conclusions to be drawn for number9dream. The concepts manifest themselves in multiple ways and not all of these ways are supported by or even related to the narrative structure. Narrative structure seemed to strengthen only the concept of metafiction and not reflexivity and intertextuality. These two actually strengthen the structure. It seems to be this way because the narrative structure is supposed to reflect the mind, which is at the same time one of the ways it promotes a metafictional reading. The structure in this case enhances this reading. Reflexivity and intertextuality are then seemingly employed to strengthen this effect. The distinct difference in the structure of the narratives between the two novels might explain why in one novel the concepts are all in at least part amplified by their respective structure and in the other novel only one seems to be supported by it.It seems to be the case that there are interactions between narrative structure and concepts like metafiction, reflexivity and intertextuality in the two novels that were analysed. It is, however, not a clear cut relationship. The structure may influence the concept, yet the concept may also influence the structure. Sometimes there is no strong link between narrative structure and concept.This is not a ‘bad’ outcome. The results imply that in some novels concepts like these are more complex or varied than initially expected. This is something that is important to take in consideration for future research. If a novel is complex in structure it might be more intricately linked to concepts like these, as was the case for this thesis. The research has shown that examining Mitchell’s work from different angles and with lesser known novels as case studies could perhaps be a new topic of interest for academic research.