1. This story can be seen as radical in its content. The entire idea of this "aleph" is very radical. It is quite impossible to believe that all things/places are in one all at once. The idea trips me out even just thinking about it. What exactly was it that he was looking at? pictures? I found myself confused at the end of the short story.
2. The sense of time in this is very strong. Though he is writing a story, it almost seems like he is making journal entrees for a while. Each of these moments are very full though. He gives us great details so that we can feel as if we're there.
