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Irene
The House
The narrator and Irene’s house symbolizes their isolated, privileged existence. At first, they have access to the whole home, which contains relics and mementos from many generations before them. The house shelters them literally…
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The Mysterious Presence
While the siblings’ home symbolizes their intense desire to be sheltered from the outside world, the mysterious presence taking over the house is symbolic of anything or anyone that might disrupt their isolation. When the…
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