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"The Library of Babel" Discuss the conception of language and knowledge presented in this story.
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Consider the form of the story. What are the effects of the academic tone, footnotes, and epigram?
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The title of the story is an allusion to the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel. Discuss the relationship between these two stories.
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"The Garden of Forking Paths" Discuss Borges's use of labyrinths and mazes in this story.
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"The Garden of Forking Paths" is an enormous riddle or parable, whose theme is time…."Discuss the significance of this statement not only to the fictional book but to this story as well.
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"The Gospel According to Mark" Why is this story called "The Gospel According to Mark"? What is its relation to the Biblical Gospel?
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Why is the Bible written in English? Discuss issues of translation in this story.
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Examine the subtext of colonialism in the story.
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