Symbol of The Attic

In “Click-Clack the Rattlebag,” the attic is used to represent darkness and danger. Due to the darkness within the attic, the narrator is not aware of his inevitable fate until he is pulled in. The boy mentions that Click-Clacks have lairs, and we find out that his is the attic. This symbol is common in folktales (think the hero wandering into the cave to fight the monster).