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Why did early human communities often settle near rivers?
Early human communities often settled near rivers for access to fresh water, fertile soil for agriculture, and abundant food sources such as fish and wildlife. Rivers also facilitated trade and transportation, promoting social and economic development. For more visit here: https://www.tiwariacademy.Read more
Early human communities often settled near rivers for access to fresh water, fertile soil for agriculture, and abundant food sources such as fish and wildlife. Rivers also facilitated trade and transportation, promoting social and economic development.
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The peddler comes out as a person with a subtle sense of humour. How does this serve in lightening the seriousness of the theme of the story and also endear him to us?
The peddler comes out as a person with a subtle sense of humour which is disclosed during his interactions with ironmaster and his daughter Edla. Due to his strange thoughts, he had assumed that this world was like a rat trap and all of us want to eat or get that bait by coming under some temptationRead more
The peddler comes out as a person with a subtle sense of humour which is disclosed during his interactions with ironmaster and his daughter Edla. Due to his strange thoughts, he had assumed that this world was like a rat trap and all of us want to eat or get that bait by coming under some temptation and then get bound in the same vicious circle. He had also shared these thoughts with the ironmaster and made him laugh. He thus lightened the seriousness of the theme of the story.
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How does the metaphor of the rattrap serve to highlight the human predicament?
Rattrap's metaphor has been presented in this story many times in different ways by author. This world has been described as rattrap and materialistic things as cheese. Name, fame, money, shelter, food, luxury are some of the things behind which a person is engaged from life to death. Not being happRead more
Rattrap’s metaphor has been presented in this story many times in different ways by author. This world has been described as rattrap and materialistic things as cheese. Name, fame, money, shelter, food, luxury are some of the things behind which a person is engaged from life to death. Not being happy with basic necessities and following them, humans are not able to get out of it even though they feel themselves trapped in a rat trap. Similar was the case with peddler who got caught in the rattrap due to the greed of thirty kronos and escaped only when he returned it.
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What made the peddler finally change his ways?
Edla was responsible for the change in peddler. The things which could not be done by force out of anger till now were done by Edla with love. She convinced peddler to come home first from her words and then did not get him arrested even after knowing his truth.These things left a deep impression onRead more
Edla was responsible for the change in peddler. The things which could not be done by force out of anger till now were done by Edla with love. She convinced peddler to come home first from her words and then did not get him arrested even after knowing his truth.These things left a deep impression on his heart. Not only had this she also presented him with Christmas suit as gift. All these things changed peddler’s way.
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The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises.
There are many instances of unexpected reactions from all the characters. It was a big surprise for peddler when the crofter invited him into the house and fed him with respect and shared secrets. It was astonishing to him when the ironmaster addressed the peddler as captain. Ironmaster thought it wRead more
There are many instances of unexpected reactions from all the characters. It was a big surprise for peddler when the crofter invited him into the house and fed him with respect and shared secrets. It was astonishing to him when the ironmaster addressed the peddler as captain. Ironmaster thought it was his old regimental comrade and Captain while this was not the case and it was revealed the next day when Peddler came in front of him after taking a shower and hair- cut. Even after knowing the truth about peddler, sheltering him in the house was an unexpected thing for peddler. Last but not theleast, it was totally unexpected for Edlawhen a thief changes himself just because of the humanity she did with him.
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