Magical realism is where the author combines two contrasting elements. This means that by describing an unreal scenario in an ordinary setting, the author is correctly portraying magical realism. Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is a good example of Magical Realism because the characters in the story seem to act casually and accept that an entity is taking over their house. An example from the story is when this thing that is taking over the house, it doesn't cause the characters to panic. But what they do is decide to block half of the house that has been taken over. A sentence that proves this is “They’ve taken over the back part.”(40). This proves that it is Magical Realism because the character’s tone is very serious yet also very casual.
