The Rattrap by Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlof Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature which she was awarded in 1909 Quick Summary of the story Rattrap 1. ‘The Rattrap’ is a story that underlines a belief that essential goodness in human beings can be aroused through sympathy, understanding, and love. 2. Once a man went around selling small rattraps but he took to begging and thievery to keep his body and soul together. 3. One day he was struck with the idea – the whole world is a big rattrap and it offers riches as bait. 4. People let themselves be tempted to touch the bait then it closes in on them bringing an end to everything. 5. One evening the rattrap peddler sought shelter in an old crofter’s roadside cottage...