Question

Explain the metaphor of the rattrap in context of the story by Selma Lagerlöf.​

Answer 1

Answer:

He had naturally been thinking of his rattraps when suddenly he was struck by the idea that the whole world…was nothing but a rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set baits for people. (The Rattrap) This is an extreme view of the world - rather pessimistic, negative, and vitiated in nature.

Answer 2

Answer:

He had naturally been thinking of his rattraps when suddenly he was struck by the idea that the whole world…was nothing but a rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set baits for people. (The Rattrap) This is an extreme view of the world - rather pessimistic, negative, and vitiated in nature