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what represents the house in the tell tale heart? (in 6 to 7 sentences explain please i really need it)

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The house symbolically represents the narrator's subconscious. The narrator metaphorically tries to bury the old man's body in his subconscious, but the memory of his crime continues to rise into his mind, which is why he admits to murdering the old man.

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