The Exploration of Electronic Literature

Exploration through "With Those We Love Alive"- Introduction

"With Those We Love Alive"    by Porpentine is a e-literature work that focuses on the exploration of self through a fictitious story about a girl who creates artifacts to impress a skull empress. The story incorporates lighting, sound, and symbols in order to connect the reader the best they can to the literature. The story highlights certain aspects of society, such as violence and friendship, in order to create a story that more readers can relate to. The story also exemplifies the core of e-literature. Everything that is told is personalized for the reader, the reader is able to choose what they want to read first and which path they want to take in order to explore their self that they are creating in the game.


This work of fiction incorporates the exploration of self and the exploration of e-literature into the story/game to get the most out of the whole story.