NCERT Additional Solutions For Class 12 Flamingo Chapter 4 -The Rattrap
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1. From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap? 2. Why was he amused by this idea ?
1. The peddler believed that the whole world is a rattrap. How did he himself get caught in the same?
Answer: In the story 'The Rattrap' the seller firmly admits that this world is a dominant mouse. It offered comfort and pleasure, much like a mouse feeding a rodent. When a rodent was tempted to approach the trap, he caught it. Similarly food, indulgences and sanctuaries are filled in the form of goats to entice individuals and then to be caught in this world.
However, one day he, when all said and done, fell into such a trap. One day as they sought refuge in a crofter's house, the elderly man treated them pleasantly. The old crofter also showed him the cash he had bought. All of the crofter's cordials filled in as a trap for the seller, the next morning, he took the cash and fled to the wooden field. He got lost there. So the forest was a big mouse in which he had fallen.
2. The peddler thinks that the whole world is a rattrap. This view of life is true only of himself and no one else in the story. Comment.
However, one day he, when all said and done, fell into such a trap. One day as they sought refuge in a crofter's house, the elderly man treated them pleasantly. The old crofter also showed him the cash he had bought. All of the crofter's cordials filled in as a trap for the seller, the next morning, he took the cash and fled to the wooden field. He got lost there. So the forest was a big mouse in which he had fallen.
2. The peddler thinks that the whole world is a rattrap. This view of life is true only of himself and no one else in the story. Comment.
Answer: This outlook on life was valid for the seller, when he was offered food and shelter at Crofter's home, which looks like a 'trap' for a rodent, so he took it and took Crofter's cash. He attempted to escape from the receiving end, but mixed up in the woodland as it was large and confused. Thus he considered the world to be a big mouse into which he had fallen and the crofter's cash was a snare. In fact, even the thought of an iron master and his little girl did not make him hopeful about the world. The story's individual characters, Crofter, the Ironmaster and their little girl, possess human powers of deep devotion, thus to them the world is not a mouse. In any case, the seller was disappointed and consequently thought the world was a mouse.
3. Why did he show the thirty kronor to the Peddler?
3. Why did he show the thirty kronor to the Peddler?
Answer: The Crofter felt proud that he had earned thirty kronor from selling the cow’s milk to the creamery. He thought that the stranger didn’t believe him, so he showed him the money.
4. Why did the Peddler decline the invitation of the ironmaster?
4. Why did the Peddler decline the invitation of the ironmaster?
Answer: The ironmaster had confused the Peddler with an old regimental friend and welcomed him home. The Peddler declined the ironmaster's greeting since he was conveying the taken cash and would be given over to the police, when the ironmaster found his actual personality.
5. Edla sat and hung her head even more dejectedly than usual. Which two reasons forced her to behave in that manner?
5. Edla sat and hung her head even more dejectedly than usual. Which two reasons forced her to behave in that manner?
Answer: Edla had graced the peddler even after realizing that he was not the captain. Which was why he was even more dismayed when he learned that the peddler was actually a robber who had recently robbed a crofter. He felt that he had been dishonest in harboring a criminal. Furthermore, she felt terrible even in light of the fact that the peddler didn't compare to the confidence she had shown.
6. What made the Peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?
6. What made the Peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?
Answer: Adla was exceptionally kind to the peddler. He conversed with her kindly, guaranteed her that he would not be harmed, and that he would be free to move at any point. He spoke so sympathetically that the peddler felt he could trust her, and he accepted his greeting.
7. Why did the Peddler sign; himself as Captain von Stahle?
7. Why did the Peddler sign; himself as Captain von Stahle?
Answer: The ironmaster initially mistook the Peddler for a captain. Even after knowing the truth about him, he was treated like a captain. He wanted to repay Edla for her kindness just as a real captain would have done. Moreover, he didn’t want to embarrass Edla and so he returned the stolen money. His signing himself as Captain von Stahle was an indication that he wanted to retain the dignity and respect accorded to him.
8. What made the Peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?
8. What made the Peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?
Answer: Subsequent to taking the Crofter's cash, the Peddler didn't try to stroll on the public expressway inspired by a paranoid fear of getting distinguished and captured. Along these lines, he went into the forested areas. It was a major and befuddling woods. The Peddler got lost. Out of nowhere, reality unfolded upon him. He felt that the woods was a major rattrap wherein he had fallen. The thirty kronor resembled a trap which had been set to entice him, and he had permitted himself to be tricked and gotten.
9. Why was he amused by the idea?
9. Why was he amused by the idea?
Answer: Wherever the peddler went, people opposed him and followed him. Thus, he was interested in the prospect of the world being one big mousetrap. He was also glad that those who were chasing him would one day be tempted and speed up the rattrap.
10. Did the Peddler regard the certainty rested in him by the Crofter?
10. Did the Peddler regard the certainty rested in him by the Crofter?
Answer: No, the peddler didn't notice the certainty that Crofter had in him. Crofter showed him the thirty kronor he had bought. The next day, the peddler returned, broke the window-sheet, and took thirty kronor from the pocket where it had been kept by the window.
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