ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -They both spend many hours cleaning the spacious home, and Irene enjoys knitting while the narrator enjoys reading French literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -When not cleaning the house, the sister, Irene, spends her time knitting. Irene’s unnamed brother, who is also the story’s narrator, spends his free time reading French literature. The story and its characters seem rather static until a mysterious presence begins to take over the house.

Detailed explanation-3: -What decision do Irene and the narrator make when they realize the back part of the house has been taken over? They decide to isolate themselves from where the house hasn’t been taken over. What happens to the brother and sister at the end of the story? They leave the house forever.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the house is taken over, the siblings are forced out onto the street-literally. Even though the end of the story ends with the siblings losing their house and possessions, what they gain-their independence-is much more valuable than either the house or their things.