Alyson Bernero

The Zahir was yet another example of the similarities between Borges writing and the book House of Leaves. The main character and narrator is once again Borges in this story and he once again cannot control his obsessions. The story not only focuses on his obsession with the zahir, but also his love for Villar. Like in House of Leaves the main character is torn between what is real and what he wants to believe is real. In this case, Borges' character cannot find the line between reality and what he hopes the zahir can do for him. This was definately not one of my favorite stories by Borges and I was confused throughout a lot of it.