In the allegory The Library of Babel, the writer Jorge Borges metaphorically compares life to a library. Being a muse with such diverse connotations, Borges explores a variety of themes. However, the theme I found most obvious and pervasive was the concept of infinity which accompanies the competing theme of incommensurability. The author seems to consider these two themes as factual. From the introduction, we begin to see this theme take shape: the writer describes the library as the composition of an infinite number of galleries. Later in the first paragraph the imagery becomes more vivid as the writer describes the spiral staircases as going immeasurably deep and in the second part of the sentence the staircase is personified as rising towards distant places. The following sentence introduces a contrasting opinion concerning the Library: according to men, it is not infinite. The author is not convinced, however, since he declares that he would rather dream that the Library was infinite. This repetition serves to reinforce the author's point of view. The second paragraph continues in this tone ...