Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate

Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"The Doctor's emphatic denial of reality—claiming his situation is 'illusion and a dream'—immediately triggers the transformation of the environment (quarry walls into circuit boards) as a direct response to his cognitive rejection, causing a mental collapse."

About Causal Connections

A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.