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Answer the following in about 100 words:

There is a saying 'kindness pays, rudeness never'. In the story 'The Rattrap' Edla's attitude towards men and matters is different from her father's attitude. How are the values of concern and compassion brought out in the story, 'The Rattrap'?

 

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          Edla, the ironman?s daughter was totally different horn her father. In the beginning, the iron master seemed to be very sympathetic when he mistook the stranger for one of his old acquaintance. He even sent his daughter to call tor him when he did not agree to come to their house. But won his attitude changed when he came to know the truth that the stranger was someone else. He called him dishonest and threatened to hand him over to the police. Whereas his daughter was entirely different from her father she had different ways of -looking at things. She was affectionate and considerate. She acted more wisely than her father. She stopped her father from behaving badly towards the stranger. She proved to be a good host and it was her, who brought a change in his behaviour. It was her generosity and sympathy that converted him entirely. These values strengthen our hope in goodness.