What is the core underlying idea or message that the writer wants to communicate to the reader? Is there an idea that recurs in or pervades the works of art or literature within the Rennes Affair? Remember the Ariadne thread of Rennes!
This is a section which looks at the many themes found in the work of Plantard and Cherisey. There is never just one layer of meaning - all avenues of different meanings should be analysed. To grasp the full meaning is to look at the philosophical, psychological and historical meanings.