FIRST: Produce a simile for the "self" by completing the sentence "A ‘self' is like ."
SECOND: YOU MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE WRITINGS OF BORGES.
Borges uses parables, which are short (usually one page long or less) works of fiction designed to illustrate philosophic insights. Borges' parables tend to be analogic in structure. Analogies use metaphors or similes and take the structure A is to B as C is to D (formally represented as A:B :: C:D).
Instructions for Producing an Analogic Parable of the Self
Your assignment is to take your simile for the "self" and turn it into an analogic parable. The final product should be a short (about one page long) work of fiction, like those produced by Borges, that communicates some insight into the "self" by using a simile to make an analogy, and an analogy to make an argument.