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Week 5: Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

Hey everyone! I hope all is well,    This week's reading was "Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. Although I recognized I was trying to read an assortment of short tales, they seemed to be linked separately in a different manner, leaving me dubious of what I was reading. However, I learned through reading up and researching the author that a lot of his work is intricate, nuanced and thought-provoking. His creations frequently defy logic and convention, exposing paradoxes by pushing concepts to their apparent limits. While having no clear storyline and seemingly blending two realities of real life and fiction, I found that his writing was hard for me to comprehend as I cannot jump quickly from one thing to another. Also, I realized after watching the lecture video for this week's lesson that Borges emphasized continuity and lineage and that he tried to make his work fascinating by being genuine and authentic. Therefore, it is understandable why other people and I may find his ...