It has multiply links which means you can jump from one topic to another instantaneously. The reader who is reading a certain hypertext essay decides which part he would like to read about. The advantage of hypertext is having the fester access to reference material that one is looking for. The writer s discretion is in many cases very important. Whatever he wants to write he has complete control over it.
Traditional essay is published on paper and is written in linear form.
Linear form means that there is beginning, middle, end, with all the text laid out with specific and somewhat real format. In traditional essay the most common difference from the hypertext would be the use of polite language. The author is limited on his choice of words and his expressions. Therefore the traditional essay tends to have organization which contains an introduction, body and a conclusion. The text has only one type of approach and it reaches limited number of audience.