Question

How did the peddler earn his livelihood? (THE RATTRAP)

Answer 1

Hey !!

The peddler earned his livelihood by selling small rat traps of wire, which he used to make himself from the material got by begging in the stores or at big farms. But this was not so profitable, so he had to beg or even steal. He roamed about like a vagabond all alone.

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Answer 2

The peddler earned his livelihood by selling rattraps made out of wire.

• Selma Lagerlöf's "The Rattrap" is a short story about a peddler who earns his bread by selling rattraps. He views the world as a rattrap where humans are like rats lured in a trap of materialistic things.
• In order to sustain himself, he would steal and finally resort to begging.  
• Due to poverty, he makes the rattraps out of the materials and junk he gets by begging at the big farms and stores.
• As selling rattraps was not enough to earn his living, he becomes a petty thief. He would do other people's work as a favor to spend the night in a garage or some other place he is allowed to.