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"Well, lord knows we've put enough rent down in this here rat trap" (44). Mama agrees with her. The apartment is dirty, small, and not good enough.

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Because his bed is the sofa, Travis puts little to no effort in making it in the morning "look at that poor bed"pg 40

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While Lena reminisces about the apartment, it turns out the apartment has been the same for the past few decades or so.

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The family doesn't like the house because its small and boring. They think of the house as a "rat trap." It also wasn't the house that the family wanted to live in at first."Well lord knows we've put enough rent into this here rat trap." (44)

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"Well, lord knows we've put enough rent down in this here rat trap to pay for four houses by now"(44). The family is tired of living in their apartment and believe they pay much more than it is worth. So,  if they could have somewhere nicer for the same amount of money, why don't they move?

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Travis' bed is in the living room, on the sofa, and

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"We maybe could meet the notes on a little old two story somewhere.....summertime". (44)
Again, it shows the unhappiness with their current situation and the dreams the family has for a better life

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The room was once "comfortable," and "well ordered," but it wasn't anymore. Now "weariness had won the room." All of the small things in the room such as the "worn carpet," and old couch "upholstery," ruined the room.

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"The meals that are eaten in the living rook paper, which must also serve as a dining room"(24)

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The furniture and additions are old and deteriorated and worn down by time

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"Its furnishings are typical and undistinguished and their primary feature now is that they have had to accommodate the living of too many people for too many years" (11). The sofa in the living room is one of the many old and used things in their house. This shows their living circumstances.

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"The meals that are eaten in the living room proper, which must also serve as dining room."(24) The idea that they are forced into a tight space for living, cooking, dining, and sleeping and brings about the unhappiness with their situation.

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"The younger living room would be a comfortable and well-ordered room if it were not for a number of indestructible contradictions to the state of being."

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"The younger living room would be a comfortable and well-ordered room if it were not for a number of indestructible contradictions to the state of being."

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There would be a nice good room except for the small things that add to one big thing.

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"And here a table or chair has been moved to disguise the worn places in the carpet; but the carpet has fought back by showing its weariness, with depressing uniformity elsewhere on its surface." The carpet represents the family's attitude towards their home and their life; they are tired of their lifestyle.

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"The sole natural light the family may enjoy in the course of a day is only that which fights its way through this little window." (24)
There are many clues that tell us the family is not happy with their living situation, but the lack of natural light sets a bleak tone. How does this relate to a conflict in the story?