On Christmas Eve, Edla convinces her father to let the peddler stay and enjoy the holiday meal with them despite his past actions. She urges her father to show compassion, arguing that it is the season of goodwill and that ...
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When the ironmaster threatens to call the sheriff, the peddler responds with a sense of resignation and defiance, accepting the possibility of punishment. He explains his view of the world as a “rattrap” that lures people with bait—just as he ...
The ironmaster becomes angry with the peddler when he discovers that the man he mistook for an old acquaintance is actually a mere peddler, and he feels deceived. His anger intensifies when he learns about the peddler’s dishonest background, including ...
The peddler realizes he has fallen into a rattrap when he gets lost in the forest after stealing the crofter’s money, feeling trapped by his own greed and misdeeds. Struggling to find his way out, he is haunted by the ...
The story describes the ironmaster as initially sympathetic but ultimately impatient and judgmental toward the peddler. Mistaking the peddler for an old military acquaintance, the ironmaster treats him with warmth and insists on bringing him home, though this kindness fades ...