Question

In at least one hundred words, discuss how Borges's "The Garden of Forking Paths" is an example of the magical

realism genre prominent in Latin American literature.

Answer 1

Magical realism combines nonfiction or realistic fiction with magical events that could not happen in real life. "The Garden of Forking Paths" is an example of this genre because it combines historic events with events that are not possible. An example of an impossible event is when the narrator goes to Dr. Albert's house and Dr. Albert had created a garden identical to a garden made by one of the narrator's ancestors.