Labyrinths in Garden of Forking Paths :: World Literature Jorge Luis Borges

In Jorge Luis Borges Garden of Forking Paths, we find the protagonist as a Chinese English professor Yu Tsun who is a spy for the German army, ostensibly chased by his enemy, Richard Madden who is an Irishman at the service of the English army. At first glance, Yu Tsun may seem to be a loyal fellow member of the German army but he manifests a characteristic throughout the story as being the oppressed member of the army. It seems that Yu Tsun shows a frightening desire of the oppressed to be accepted by its oppressors. Yu Tsun doesnt care more or less Germany which imposed upon him the objection of being a spy. He even refers to the antique as a sick and hateful man and that he exactly needs to prove to him that a yellow man could save his armies. Its humorous because it clearly shows that Yu Tsun is oppressed because of his race (Yellow=Chinese) and yet he still serves the adept oppressing him and even seeks its approval. He seems to be struggling in a labyrinth of oppressio n, forever lost within its walls. This is just one of the Labyrinths that Yu Tsun is engaged/ confine in. The story speaks about a certain Labyrinth, that which is related to Tsui Pen, a disc which is composed of different chapters that seem to be diverging from a virtuoso path which also creates its own diverging paths. This particular part in the story challenges/ questions the common notion of time as being a linear process and instead raises a possibility of history grow out in an endless number of diverse directions at each(prenominal) spot in time every space-time node as the midpoint of a system of branching or forking paths, an ever-recurring significance/place of selection with profound effects on and links to everything else. The agree represents a Labyrinth of time where all possible outcomes occur each one is the point of departure for other forkings which sometimes converge ( 22). Also, forwards going inside Alberts house, Yu Tsun got lost in the garden, which s eemed like a maze. This is the resolving power of his pondering over his ancestors Labyrinth Getting caught in this maze allowed the proofreader to reflect over a different perspective about literal life. This maze represented the numerous paths that a person can give out and all of the outcomes from these paths. Thus, I can infer that the imagination is one of the representations of the Labyrinth.