The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises?

 

The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises?

 

Answer – 

The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behavior. For example: 

One evening when the peddler knocked at the door of a little hut, he was not disappointed by the owner rather he welcomed him and tried to be a good host to him by offering him food and playing cards with him. 

In another instance when the peddler went inside a forge to seek shelter, there he was invited by the ironmaster to his house as he mistook him as one of his old regimental comrade. 

When the ironmaster realizes that he had invited some unknown person to his house, he asks him to leave. At this time, he was allowed to stay by the ironmaster’s daughter Elda, out of her kindness. 

The fact that the peddler did not steal anything from the ironmaster’s house is also shocking for the ironmaster. The peddler leaves a gift of a rattrap, a letter and the three ten kroner notes for Edla. This act surprises her.

 

 

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