Question

in what sense was the world a big rattarap according to the peddler?

Answer 1

In the story 'Rattrap' by Selma Lagerlof, The peddler is a rattrap seller and a bankrupt chap. He is amused by the thought that the world is a big rattrap and all the riches and luxuries it offers are just mere baits which keep people trapped in the world of rattrap.

Answer 2

According to the peddler the world was a big rattrap as it offered shelter, food, clothing and other comforts for the sole purpose of a entrapping just as the rattrap entrapped its victims through cheese and pork.