In the work by V.S. Naipaul, "Becoming a Writer," which is an excerpt from his work, "Prologue to an Autobiography, 'Finding the Center'," Naipaul tells his background and how he struggled, as a writer, to come to terms with who he was as a writer and a person. It is evident how as he ages and gains experience, he gains wisdom and peace. Another writer, Jorge Luis Borges, also wrote a work which sheds light on how he has gained peace and hope, and something can be learned from analyzing how the blindness he received at age 56 affected his attitude and development. I'll discuss some of the points that they make in their works and compare these two works and writers.
             V.S. Naipaul said that he always wanted to be a writer, and he was fortunate enough to land the opportunity to go to Oxford and get a start on his training in what it meant to be a writer. He was always intimidated by the title of "writer," because it made him get anxious about potentials he should be living up to. This is evident from the first paragraph on page 2692. Here, it says that he was even hesitant to put his name on his work, because of his anxiety and ambition. This causes me to think about what it means when I claim something. Either a work that I have produced or something I own. It makes me think about how my association with these things has a part in forming my identity, but the thing to learn is that, to be at peace, people need to recognize that their identity is always changing, but be careful not to let their identity become lost in the world.
             Jorge Luis Borges's poem backs this up by telling how it is in the simplification such as "when night abstracts and simplifies all visible things." For example, to learn from experiences, people need to stop and focus on the events of the past. Often times this requires shutting the eyes to the distractions around you and focusing in on something. Borges didn't have...