What symbolism does removal of stairs have?

What symbolism does removal of stairs have? - Shallow Focus Photography of Two Women in Academic Dress on Flight of Stairs

In "And heard within, a lie is spun", the first chapter of Netflix's animation anthology film The House, after moving into this creepy mansion, Mabel notices the stairs connects the first floor to the ground floor has been removed and a make-shift ladder has been provided to them.

This whole creepy mansion is a symbol of Raymond and Penny's obsession towards materialism, but I cannot get hold of what message does removal of stairs carry?






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