Espinosa's Metamorphosis

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The Bible is the most known story across the world. It has been translated into many languages, just so that other people can read it. Jorge Luis Borges in his short story, “The Gospel According to Mark,” the reader can clearly see that his story involves the bible. If the reader though were to read it a couple of times, they can see more of Borges theme. At the point of writing this book many people will say he is the protagonist Espinosa, going without a purpose and trying to find something about himself that he doesn’t know about himself. He uses the bible as an archetypal symbol for his story, comparing the 33-year-old Baltsar Espinosa, to Jesus and how insane Christians can be. In the story by Borges, he writes about Espinosa trying to make conversation with the family by using the Bible. In the end, the family treats him like Jesus crucifying him in the …show more content…

Somerset Maugham. There are many hidden themes in every story, especially in religious stories. In “A Very Old Man and Angle Wings,” “A short time afterward the child woke up without a fever and with a desire to eat.” (Paragraph 4, Marquez) The people in both stories accept the idea this is an angel, just because of their religion. In Borges story the family believed that Espinosa was Jesus because of the resemblance, just like the people in Marquez’s story. Also in “Appointment in Samarra.” By W. Somerset Maugham’s story, “Now, lend me your horse, and I will ride away from this city and avoid my fate.” (paragraph 2, Maugham.) However, while he tries to escape his death he is not able to because that is where he will die. Just like in Borges story, he walks to his death knowing he cannot outrun it. The stories are different in plots but they can all be used as an archetypal for a story, Borges story just has

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