Cortázar's short story “Letter to a Young Woman in Paris” is a seven and a half page long letter written by a young man to his young friend who allowed him to take care of her house while she is in Paris. The letter was written over several days, which shows his dedication to their relationship; very few men would write so much, or so frankly, to anyone. Likewise, very few women would allow men into their apartments when they are present, much less when they are absent and therefore unable to carefully monitor what is happening. Andrea, the woman to whom the anonymous narrator writes, actually had a maid who could easily have looked after the house alone. These details lead me to think that these two people are not just friends, that there is something deeper in their relationship. The man, it is shown, is practically willing to commit suicide because of this girl: he is deeply in love with her. Our unnamed narrator begins his letter by telling her that he didn't want to come here, but only because she lives the space was too good and it just hurt him to be there. What he means is that he doesn't want to be here alone and that if she were here, it would be less awkward and a lot more fun for him. His frequent compliments about how smart she is are designed to inform her that he admires and respects her, as deeply as she trusts him by allowing him into her apartment when he wasn't needed there. He describes the scenic apartment so vividly, as if he doesn't want to let go of this memory. The time he spent living in her apartment, even without her, was a golden era for him: pure happiness. Allusions to a famous musician, an obscure artist, an unusual architectural feature,...... middle of paper... about his manhood and her fertility: he believes they are a perfectly productive couple and is afraid of overwhelming him and overextending their resources, time, patience, etc. Although he ends his letter by saying that the bodies of eleven children may be strewn on the sidewalk along with his, he does not actually mean that he will commit suicide or kill his offspring. who are so dear to him. At the beginning of this letter he stated that, after his return to Buenos Aires, “perhaps” he would go to some other house. “Maybe” also implies that he might stay in her apartment permanently so that he can fulfill his dream of having many children with her. All he's saying is that he loves her so deeply that his heartstrings are about to snap from the tension of desire and he has delusional thoughts because he's blinded by her love..