1964 or 1974: Which is “the other?”
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چکیده
l otro,” by Jorge Luis Borges, is a short story in which the narrator, Borges, encounters a younger version of himself. The two characters meet and begin to converse, at which time the discovery is made that they are two variations of the same person, each existing in distinct periods of time and space. As a consequence of their encounter, the characters are faced with disturbing existential ambiguities. Even the location of this meeting is not clear, as the older Borges believes it to take place on a park bench facing the Charles River in Massachusetts, while the younger Borges insists that the river they are facing is the Rhône in Geneva. This confusion sets the stage for further complications that arise as the two versions of the self attempt to determine which is the “real” Borges. Discussions ensue and the older Borges offers several examples of “proof” that he is the one who exists, suggesting that the younger Borges is simply a character in his dream. With the hope that he might be able to produce something to support his claim, the older Borges presents his younger self with a dollar bill so as to prove that the encounter is taking place in the United States during the year 1969.
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