House Taken Over

by

Julio Cortázar

House Taken Over Characters

The Narrator

The narrator lives alone in his family’s home with his sister, Irene. He maintains a rigid routine of cleaning and cooking, and in the evening he likes to read French literature. He expresses frustration… read analysis of The Narrator

Irene

Irene is the narrator’s sister, and she lives alone with him in their ancestral home. At the beginning of the story, Irene spends her mornings cleaning the massive back rooms alongside her brother… read analysis of Irene