This view of life is universal. It relates to everyone who was ever a victim of circumstances. The Peddler, a poor vagabond, makes and sells rattraps to make both ends meet. He even found a parable between the world and the rattrap. He had been living a despicable life of misery, poverty and frustration, visualising the whole world to be a rattrap ready to engorge anyone who succumbed to the bots of its riches and joy. The world had been rather unkind to only him as others like crofter, Edla and Ironmaster were not tempted with anything as they already had everything, so he felt happy to think ill about it. Despite the Crofter's kindness and hospitality, he betrayed his trust and stole his money. But Edla's compassion and understanding finally brought about a transformation in his nature. So, in his own opinion, only he suffers.