1. Metaphysical Time in Jorge Luis Borge's "Garden of Forking P
... the book is the garden and that time is not a constant, linear progression. He explains a reality where infinite times exist simultaneously and out of reach of one another, where ever decision every person makes causes a new fork to branch off of one path and begin its own. The book itself is infinite in that it simultaneously presents all possible outcomes for the situations and characters ... contained within. Dr. Albert states: In the work of Ts"ui Pen, all possible outcomes occur; each one is the point of departure for other forkings. Sometimes, the paths of this labyrinth converge:...
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- Grade Level: High School