Philip Levine A certain point of view: the gospel according to mark by Goerge Burges The gospel according to mark is a prolific story which takes look at people's view of Jesus, and critiques of several aspects of religion, and a further critiques humanity and human nature. The story does this by making Espinosa imitate the role of Jesus Christ, as well as by making the Gutres his followers and making them a symbol of human nature as well. Finally paints a view of how humanity will continue to react to the unknown. An important aspect of Burges’s The Gospel According to Mark is its analysis of people's view of Jesus Christ. This examination is very vital to Borges’s critique of human nature and religion. The Gutres perceive
He is trying to show the impressionability of human kind. Once the Gutres hear the story of Jesus, they become obsessive over Espinosa, as he appears more and more like a messiah, from following him, to the young girl sleeping with him, to eventually crucifying him. After hearing of miracles, the Gutres display the human tendency to see miracles in what they do not understand. The immediate effect of something as simple as a few Biblical passages shows how easily human nature can be impressed upon and manipulated. Jorge Luis Borges's The Gospel According to Mark has a vital and distinct relationship with the New Testament's Gospel of Mark and with Christianity in general. This relationship is characterized by the comparison of Espinosa to Jesus Christ. The relationship is employed to illustrate several important criticisms of human nature and of religion. Despite the very strong opposition to criticism of religion throughout history and even today, The Gospel According to Mark does not hesitate to make bold criticisms, and it serves to effectively analyze these vital aspects of human civilization.

Works cited
Borges, Luis Borges. “The Gospel According to Mark.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Writing. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 11th ed. New York: Longman, 2010. 36-40.