diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9a2fa35..b9f6d73 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,80 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::Path;
 
+
+/// The content of the README.md file.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct ReadmeContent<'a> {
+
+    /// The header Markdown events.
+    header: Vec<Event<'a>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> ReadmeContent<'a> {
+    fn new() -> ReadmeContent<'a> {
+        ReadmeContent {
+            header: Vec::new()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// The state of the README.md file high-level parser.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+enum ReadmeParsingState {
+    Header,
+    TableOfContent,
+    Content,
+    Footer,
+    Finished,
+}
+
+
+fn parse_header(parser: &mut Parser, content: &mut ReadmeContent) -> ReadmeParsingState {
+
+    // TODO
+    println!("TODO: `parse_header()`");
+
+    // Iterate over the Markdown entities.
+    /*
+    while let Some(event) = parser.next() {
+        match event {
+            Event::Start(tag) => println!("start: {:?}", tag),
+            Event::End(tag) => println!("end: {:?}", tag),
+            Event::Text(text) => println!("text: {:?}", text),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+    */
+
+    ReadmeParsingState::TableOfContent
+}
+
+fn parse_toc(parser: &mut Parser, content: &mut ReadmeContent) -> ReadmeParsingState {
+
+    // TODO
+    println!("TODO: `parse_toc()`");
+
+    ReadmeParsingState::Content
+}
+
+fn parse_content(parser: &mut Parser, content: &mut ReadmeContent) -> ReadmeParsingState {
+
+    // TODO
+    println!("TODO: `parse_content()`");
+
+    ReadmeParsingState::Footer
+}
+
+fn parse_footer(parser: &mut Parser, content: &mut ReadmeContent) -> ReadmeParsingState {
+
+    // TODO
+    println!("TODO: `parse_footer()`");
+
+    ReadmeParsingState::Finished
+}
+
+
 fn main() {
     let readme_file_path = Path::new("README.md");
 
@@ -17,23 +91,26 @@ fn main() {
         Ok(file) => file,
     };
 
-    let mut readme_file_content = String::new();
+    let mut markdown_string = String::new();
 
     // Try to read the README.md file in a string.
-    if let Err(why) = file.read_to_string(&mut readme_file_content) {
+    if let Err(why) = file.read_to_string(&mut markdown_string) {
         panic!("couldn't read {}: {}", display, why.description());
     }
 
-    // Parse the Markdown string.
-    let mut parser = Parser::new(&readme_file_content);
+    // Parser for the Markdownstring.
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(&markdown_string);
 
-    // Iterate over the Markdown entities.
-    while let Some(event) = parser.next() {
-        match event {
-            Event::Start(tag) => println!("start: {:?}", tag),
-            Event::End(tag) => println!("end: {:?}", tag),
-            Event::Text(text) => println!("text: {:?}", text),
-            _ => (),
+    let mut content = ReadmeContent::new();
+    let mut state = ReadmeParsingState::Header;
+
+    while state != ReadmeParsingState::Finished {
+        match state {
+            ReadmeParsingState::Header => state = parse_header(&mut parser, &mut content),
+            ReadmeParsingState::TableOfContent => state = parse_toc(&mut parser, &mut content),
+            ReadmeParsingState::Content => state = parse_content(&mut parser, &mut content),
+            ReadmeParsingState::Footer => state = parse_footer(&mut parser, &mut content),
+            ReadmeParsingState::Finished => state = ReadmeParsingState::Finished,
         }
     }
 }