The Rattrap By Selma Lagerlof - ( English - XII)
Summary
TLDRThe Red Trap tells the tale of a man who makes a living selling rat traps and stealing, viewing life as a trap that lures people to their downfall. After stealing from a kind craftsman, he finds himself lost in a forest and later mistaken for an acquaintance by an iron master. Despite his initial intentions to deceive for profit, he is touched by the kindness of the iron master's daughter, Edla, and decides to return the stolen money as a Christmas gift, realizing he has escaped life's trap.
Takeaways
- 🐭 The protagonist makes and sells small wire red traps but also steals to survive.
- 💡 He contemplates that the world is a trap, luring people to their downfall.
- 🏡 He visits a lonely crafter, who offers him food and shelter.
- 🃏 They play cards and the crafter reveals his source of income and where he keeps his money.
- 💸 The protagonist steals the crafter's money after leaving the house.
- 🌲 He gets lost in the forest and realizes he too has been lured by bait.
- 🔨 He finds an iron mill and asks for shelter, where he's mistaken for an old acquaintance.
- 👨🔧 The iron master initially wants to give him money but later realizes his mistake.
- 🎅 He spends Christmas with the iron master's family, eating and sleeping.
- 💌 He leaves a rat trap and a letter for Edla, asking her to return the stolen money to the crafter.
- 🎁 The rat trap is a Christmas present for Edla, symbolizing his gratitude for her kindness.
Q & A
What was the primary occupation of the protagonist known as 'the Red'?
-The Red made and sold small wire red traps.
Why did the Red also engage in stealing?
-Selling rat traps was not profitable enough, so he stole to have enough to eat and stay alive.
What did the Red realize about the world one evening?
-The Red realized that the world was little more than a bait to draw people to their own destruction.
What did the crafter offer the Red when he knocked on his door?
-The crafter offered the Red a hot meal and tobacco, and they spent the evening talking and playing a card game.
How did the Red betray the crafter's trust?
-The Red smashed a window pane and stole the crafter's money after learning where he kept it.
What happened to the Red when he decided to walk to the forest?
-The Red got lost in the forest and realized he too had allowed himself to be fooled by bait.
Where did the Red find shelter after getting lost in the forest?
-The Red found shelter at Ramsey's Iron Works after hearing the sound of hammer strokes.
Why did the Iron Master initially mistake the Red for an old acquaintance?
-The Iron Master mistook the Red for an old acquaintance from the army.
What did the Red do to convince the Iron Master not to call the sheriff?
-The Red convinced the Iron Master that the world is a rat trap and that he himself might get snared one day.
How did Edla, the Iron Master's daughter, influence the Red's stay at their house?
-Edla's friendly manner caused the Red to change his mind and go with her to their house, and later she convinced her father to let the Red spend Christmas with them.
What did the Red leave behind for Edla after he left the Iron Master's house?
-The Red left a rat trap and a letter for Edla, expressing his desire to reciprocate her kindness and asking her to return the money to the poor crafter.
Outlines
🐭 The Rat Trap Maker's Realization
The story revolves around a man known as the Red Trap, who makes and sells small wire rat traps but finds the business unprofitable. To survive, he resorts to stealing. One day, he contemplates the idea that life is like a rat trap, designed to lure people to their downfall. He has always felt mistreated by the world and finds humor in this grim thought. One evening, he seeks shelter at a craftsman's cottage, where he is warmly welcomed. They spend the night talking and playing cards. The craftsman unwittingly reveals how he earns money and where he keeps it. The next morning, the Red Trap leaves but returns to steal the craftsman's money. With his pockets full, he heads to the forest to avoid capture but gets lost. As night falls, he despairs, hearing the sound of a hammer from an iron mill. He seeks shelter there and is granted it by the master's mate.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Red Trap
💡Profitable
💡Bait
💡Crafter
💡Despair
💡Iron Works
💡Mistaken Identity
💡Edla
💡Christmas
💡Reciprocity
💡World's Rat Trap
Highlights
The protagonist makes and sells small wire red traps.
Profits from selling rat traps are insufficient, leading the protagonist to steal for survival.
The protagonist views the world as a bait designed to lure people to their destruction.
The protagonist, often mistreated, finds amusement in the world's cruel nature.
The protagonist is welcomed by a lonely crafter who offers him food and shelter.
The crafter confides in the protagonist about his earnings and where he keeps his money.
The protagonist steals the crafter's money after leaving the house.
The protagonist gets lost in the forest while trying to avoid being caught.
He hears the sound of hammer strokes from an iron mill and seeks shelter there.
The blacksmith agrees to provide shelter after a casual glance at the protagonist.
The iron master mistakes the protagonist for an old acquaintance from the army.
The protagonist decides not to reveal his true identity to the iron master.
The iron master's daughter, Edla, is sent to persuade the protagonist to stay.
Edla's friendly manner leads the protagonist to change his mind and stay with them.
The iron master realizes his mistake upon seeing the protagonist cleaned up.
The protagonist convinces the iron master not to call the sheriff by discussing the world's rat trap.
Edla convinces her father to let the protagonist spend Christmas with them.
The protagonist spends Christmas Eve eating and sleeping.
At church, the iron master and Edla learn that the protagonist stole from a poor crafter.
The protagonist leaves a rat trap and a letter for Edla, expressing his desire to repay her kindness.
The protagonist asks Edla to return the money to the poor crafter.
The protagonist views the rat trap as a Christmas present for Edla for treating him well.
The protagonist reflects on escaping the world's rat trap.
Transcripts
here is the summary of the story
the red trap once there was a
who made and sold small wire red traps
selling rat traps however was not
profitable
and so he also stole to have enough to
eat
and stay alive one day a thought crossed
his mind
that the world was little more than a
bait said to draw people to their own
destruction
the who had always been ill
treated by the world
found great amusement in this thought
one evening the knocked on the
door of a little cottage
hoping for a chance to rest for the
night
the lonely crafter who lived there
welcomed the
offering him a hot meal and
tobacco
they spent the evening talking and
playing
misliss a card game the crafter confided
in the about how he earned money
and where he kept it the next morning
the
and the crafter left the house together
the beat farewell and went his way
only to return half an hour later he
smashed a window pane
and stole the crafter's money smug
and with his pocket full of money the
tram decided to walk to the forest
to avoid being caught his joy however
was short-lived as he got lost in the
forest
as he wandered in the forest looking for
a way out
he realized that he too had allowed
himself
to be fooled by bait darkness fell
and the sang to the ground in
despair
just then he heard the sound of hammer
strokes from a nearby
iron mill and stumbled in the direction
of the
sound he reached ramsay's iron works
and asked the masters mate for a night
shelter
the blacksmith used to such request
nodded his agreement after a casual
and indifferent glance at the
later that night the owner of damil the
iron master
arrived at the factory for his nightly
inspection
he mistook the tram for an old
acquaintance from the army
the hoping to extract some cash
from the iron master
taught it wise not to reveal his true
identity
things though got somewhat unpleasant
for the
as the iron master insisted on taking
him home
who is the flatly refused tyrant
master
gave in then but sent his daughter edla
to persuade the
adla's friendly manner caused a to
change his mind
and he went with her at the house
the was given a haircut shape bath
and the pair of freshly pressed clothes
the iron monster looked at the clean
tram and realized his mistake
he wanted to call the sheriff but
finally refrain from it
after the tram convinced him that the
world is a rat trap
and the iron master himself might get
one day and snared in the trap the iron
master
though amused asked the to leave
at once
however edla convinced her father to let
the poor spend christmas
with them the
spent christmas eve doing little else
other than eating and sleeping the next
day
at church the iron master and edla came
to know
that the had stolen 30 kronor from
the poor
crafter fearing the worst father and
daughter returned home
only to find the gun he had left a
rat trap
and the letter for the girl in the red
trap
where the tree tank runner node center
crafter
in the note the tram expressed his
desire
to reciprocate edla's kindness and asked
her
to return the money to the poor crafter
he also said that the rat trap was a
christmas
present for her because she treated him
as if he were a real captain he was able
to escape the world's rat trap
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