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The lantern used by the narrator is known as a dark-lantern, which means the light can be completely concealed by panels over the sides of the lantern. Because the lantern light is hidden throughout most of the story, and it sometimes only shows a thin ray of light, the lantern could symbolize a lack of insight by the narrator. It guides the narrator to see only what he wants to see, and reveals the old man's vulture eye.

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The bed and the bedroom symbolize danger. Most people find nightly peace in the bed in their bedroom, but the narrator uses the bed as a murder weapon, and the bedroom as the grave.

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