Symbol of the House

In Julio Cortázar’s “House Taken Over,” there are a number of symbols. The house itself acts as a symbol. Try to identify what the house symbolizes, and then see if you can discover other symbols. Describe what they are and what they represent. 

• In the story "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortázar, the house represents many several things. Three of these representations may include sanity, home, and a sanctuary. To the narrator and his sister Irene, the house is the only "safe" place to go. They are not ready face the fears of the outside world, so they barely go outside. In the story, the narrator and Irene mentioned a "they" who were taking over their house. This "they" is another symbol that represents ideas such as insanity and fear. When "they" are taking over the house, one of the possible representations may be that because their life is too normal, and becoming more and more normal, that the narrator and Irene are driving themselves towards insanity. The doors are another symbol. They represent the narrator and Irene's last effort to keeping staying sane. Once the narrator and Irene are outside the doors, they have nothing. This may cause them to be desperate and slowing become lose their sanity. 
• Even though the story is a pretty logical story that represents different ideas that might happen in real life, I do not like the story. This is because I do not like stories without a clearer and more concise ending.