Question

the story 'The Rattrap' focuses on human loneliness and the need to bond with others. Comment.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Rattrap deals with the issues of human loneliness and the need to bond with others. Not only the peddler but also other characters like the crofter, the ironmaster and Edla emphasise this fact. The peddler's conscience had left him because he had been lonely in his predicament, for a long time.

Explanation:

There are at least three characters in the story who suffer from loneliness and express the need to bond with others. They represent three strata of the human society as well. The peddler with the rattraps, the old crofter and the ironmaster all suffer from loneliness.