Alyson Bernero

Death and the Compass was definately one of my favorite stories by Borges. I especially liked that it was written as somewhat of a mystery. I think that the mystery aspect is what made it more appealing to me than some of his other works. On the last page, Borges specifically mentions the labyrinth which is different than in most of his other stories. This almost helped me to understand exactly what some of the hidden meanings in the story were. Although it was longer than most of his other works, it was easier to follow and I think thats what made me so interested in the story. Someone mentioned that it reminded them of the movie Bone Collector and after thinking about the concepts in both works I agree. I saw Bone Collector my senior year of high school and I thought it was a great movie. After thinking back to the way it was written and the way Borges wrote this story I decided to write my paper in the same kind of way. Death and the Compass is a great Borges story.