Borges uses specific recurring motifs to explore complex metaphysical questions:
A metaphor for the complexity of the universe, human knowledge, and the search for meaning. Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings
Represented through mirrors, infinite libraries, and circular time. Borges uses specific recurring motifs to explore complex
Characters often find they are reflections or dreams of others (e.g., "The Circular Ruins" ). "The Circular Ruins" ).