In "House Taken Over," the house is a symbol of a country. It is big and old. Irene and her brother live in it for a long time and never change their daily routines. The regular routines represent their culture and customs. They follow their traditions strictly, never question or think about them. The mysterious invading forces are people or cultures from other countries. Irene and her brother's land and culture are violated by these foreigners. The closing of the oak door separating the front and back of the house could be that Irene's brother is trying to block away the foreign influences or that he tries to put those group of people in a restricted area. When that is done, they still lose some of their traditions but they managed to keep on with their lives. In the end however the foreign influences spread over to their side. Irene and her brother, who are the native-born, is forced out of the house/country. The foreigners have taken over the country.
There had been multiple times in history when a native group of people is invaded by foreign groups. Europeans persecuted Native Americans when they came to America. Later the different ethnic groups that immigrated to American also got segregated.
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