1. So the obvious one first - The House as a mind. A blank slate that turns into whatever you are thinking. This idea is put forth many different times and makes a lot of sense. It can be vast, yet seem very small and closing in on itself, the possibilities are endless, you are not resrtricted by conventional science, physics, etc. but how much can you actually use, see, explore? Everyone seems a little afraid of it at first, which is interesting, except maybe the kids...
2. I love the idea that the kids have maybe been playing in the hallway the whole time. Why is everyone so afraid of this hallway? Because its dark and cold? Think as a kid...make a fort, make an igloo, a room that you can't break any of your parents expensive crap or stain the rugs. This is the House as an Adventure. This is the coolest thing that could ever happen to a kid, you could create any adventure in the world in this place and it would still be different every time, kind of like a Choose your own Adventure Novel. Travel the world, go 20,000 leagues under the sea, land on the Moon, have some frickin' fun and stop being such a scaredy cat.
3. The last idea is the House as a dream. This idea kind of combines the previous two - an adventure of the mind. You start in pure dark, blackness and create crazy, otherworldly nonsensical scenarios and every door that opens can change everything. You bring your personal experiences into it and your fears, dreams, hopes shape how your dream unravels. Each time you fall asleep again it starts all over...
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Wonderful stuff here--and linking Dora the explora with Martin Luther King at first is difficult to swallow but i see where you are heading....
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