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Historical Context
Historical Context
Julio Cortázar lived in Buenos Aires during a period of political turmoil following World War II.
Significance of the House
Significance of the House
The house was valued not just for its size and age but for the familial history and childhood memories it contained.
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- The short story was written in 1946 by Julio Cortázar, who was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the time.
- Argentina was in political turmoil in 1946, after World War II.
- Cortázar and other young people were critical of the conservative Argentinian government for its delayed alignment with the Allied cause against Adolf Hitler.
- Communication with Europe was nearly impossible during the war.
- Five years after writing the story, Cortázar left Buenos Aires to protest the increasingly dominant policies of Juan Peron.
- The house in the story was liked for being old and spacious at a time when old houses were being torn down for profit.
- The house held memories of great-grandparents, a paternal grandfather, parents, and an entire childhood.
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