Kristy Medina

"The Lottery of Babylon" made me recognize Jorge Luis Borges' writing style and how sophisticated and intense it really is. Within the first paragraph, "Once, for an entire lunar year I was declared invisible..." that end part of the paragraph made me really appreciate his writing style. Also, Borges is really smart, this isn't the first time he discusses logic and other complex subjects within his work. In "the Library of Babel," the same thing he opens up talking about complex math terms and physics thoughts. I was wondering whether this story had any major metaphors within it- like the Company for example, is it supposed to mean something else besides the Company? Also, there is always a repetitive theme of a labyrinth- I think that should be the name of the course. Borges talks a little about a labyrinth in both short stories.