My research paper will investigate the metaphors for individuation in The Name of the Rose using a new critical approach. Specifically, I will focus on the Abbey Library and its labyrinthine qualities as a metaphor for the discovery process that William of Baskerville uses throughout the novel. I expect my thesis to involve exploring the survey process that William uses and the outcome of his investigation in relation to his process and how they are metaphorically related to the Abbey Library-Labyrinth. Through my research I found information on a couple of different types of mazes and how the process of discovery in the novel parallels or contrasts with each. I also did research in general about labyrinths and the concept of paths and paths leading to a common goal in order to further develop my argument because there weren't many sources that I could find that were specifically about the Labyrinth Library as a metaphor for detection . At the current state of my research, I have yet to finish reading the novel, so when I write my research paper I will have a better idea of ​​the discovery process that William of Baskerville uses throughout the novel. I will then be able to draw specific examples from the novel to support my thesis on the parallels between the Library-Labyrinth and William's process of discovery and the final outcome of the mystery. Also, since I couldn't find many sources specific to my topic, I will research the two elements of my argument separately to further and support the sources I found specifically about my topic. To find all these resources I used MLA International Bibliography and Academic Search Complete for online journal articlecl...... middle of paper ......l interconnected.Mann, Jocelyn. “Crossing the Labyrinth: Structures of Discovery in Eco's The Name of the Rose.” Naming the Rose: Essays from Eco's The Name of the Rose. Ed. M. Thomas Inge. Jackson: UP of Mississippi, 1988. 130-135. Print.This article describes the search for a pattern in the investigative process that is metaphorically represented by the abbey library. William's misconception about the importance of clues leads him to realize that, although clues are intended to help reach the truth, they do not necessarily fit into a pattern that leads to the truth. Just as there is no correct way to navigate a labyrinth to its center, there is no correct way to follow the clues and signs that lead to the truth. In the end, although the killer is discovered, trying to connect all the clues to lead him to a definitive answer, William is led astray in his investigation..