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The Rattrap

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He had let himself befooled by a bait and had been caught. Why did the rattrap man think while he was in the forest?

Solution

The peddler was given food, lodging and bed by the crofter at his cottage when the tramp requested for a night shelter. The crofter pointed out about his living and he deposited thirty kronor in a leather pouch before him. After having a sound sleep at night, the peddler took leave of him. Hardly half an hour had passed, the stranger smashed the window- pane and stole the money. He dared not move on the public highway for fear of being caught. So he changed his way into the woods.

In the forest he went on moving for hours together. It was a very complex and complicated forest. He felt that he was returning to the same path from where he had started. He failed to understand the strategy to be adopted. He tried to move in a definite direction but the paths twisted back and forth in a strange manner. There was no end to it. Then the rat trap peddler realised his thought about the world and the rattrap. He felt that he had himself befooled by a bait and had been caught into it. The whole forest seemed to be like a prison from where he could never escape.

Some More Questions From The Rattrap Chapter

What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?

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Having rejected the ironmaster’s invitation. Why did the peddler accept the one extended by his daughter?

What doubts did Edla have about the peddler?

When did the ironmaster realize his mistake?

What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the Ironmaster had thought he was?

Why did Edla still entertain the peddler even after she knew the truth about him?

Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler?

Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle?

How does the peddler interpret the acts of kindness and hospitality shown by the crofter, the ironmaster and his daughter?

What are the instances in the story that show that the character of Ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?

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Compare and contract the character of the iron-master with that of his daughter.

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Give examples from the story ‘The Rattrap’ to show how the iron master is different from his daughter?

The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to other behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises.

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