House of Asterion

I believe that in the House of Asterion, Borges achieved the meaning of not "judging a book by its cover."  In this story we gain insight into the life of Asterion, who we later discover is actually the Minotaur.  Previous stories I have read and heard about this creature portray the Minotaur (Asterion) as a negative character; however, Borges accomplishes showing a different side of him.  The story is written as Asterion's monologue and one can recognize from his words that this creature is overall just lonely.  He lives in a labyrinth where he never leaves; the only time he did leave, he was faced with judgmental people who were fearful of the way he looked.  Asterion claims that he runs through the galleries until he falls dizzy to the floor.  He also pretends he is being followed, pretends to be sleeping, and pretends that the "other Asterion" comes to visit; all of these activities just to pass the time.  I can't help but feel sorry for Asterion, in that, his loneliness and lack of companionship is driving him mad.  Asterion speaks of his redeemer, the person who will eventually come and take him to a place with fewer galleries and fewer doors.  In the end the audience learns from the last quote of the story that Theseus kills the Minotaur.  From this it is assumed that in the end, Theseus is the person who redeemed Asterion from a world in which he did not belong.