Question 5 (i) - CBSE Sample Paper for English Class 12 - 2022 Boards [Term 2] - Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - English Class 12 - English Class 12

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A mistaken identity led to a discovery of a new one for the rattrap peddler. How did this impact him?

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  • The mistaken identity greatly impacted the rattrap peddler. The iron master mistakes him to be his old comrade. The kindness that he had received from the ironmaster’s daughter, Edla WIllmansson even after finding out he was a fraud, taught him that love and compassion have the power to change worlds.
  •  Materialistic things would never bring inner joy. He discovered the goodness of the world through this. 
  • The mistaken identity helped him clear his conscience and become a better person . It gave him a chance at elevating himself from being a thief. The experience gave him the opportunity to behave in the way expected of a Captain.

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A mistaken identity led to a discovery of a new one for the rattrap peddler. How did this impact him? Answer The mistaken identity greatly impacted the rattrap peddler. The iron master mistakes him to be his old comrade. The kindness that he had received from the ironmaster’s daughter, Edla WIllmansson even after finding out he was a fraud, taught him that love and compassion have the power to change worlds. Materialistic things would never bring inner joy. He discovered the goodness of the world through this. The mistaken identity helped him clear his conscience and become a better person. It gave him a chance at elevating himself from being a thief. The experience gave him the opportunity to behave in the way expected of a Captain.

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