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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
What impression do you form of the postmaster after reading the story 'The
Letter'?
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उत्तर
As a coin has two sides, the postmaster also appears to have two aspects of his character. In the first half of the story, he seems very hard-hearted and unsympathetic. Even the writers comparison of his face with dull pumpkin reveals the insensitivity of his character but as the story proceeds further and he is put in the same tight corner in which poor old Ali is already husding, a sudden change appears in him. When he gets no information from his ill daughter, he gets maddened with grief and he realizes old All’s agony and craziness to come daily to the Post Office to get his daughters letter. Now his fatherly sentiments rise up to understand the love-lorn soul of Ali. His attitude becomes very sympathetic and kind to Ali.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Look at the picture of the old man given below:
Working with your partner note down the feelings of the old man in the picture.
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Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
The Post Master's rudeness to Ali reveals his ____________________________.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
"Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to wait."
The Post Master was waiting for____________________________.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
The Post Office is referred to as Ali's "place of pilgrimage" as he__________.
Answer the following question briefly.
"Ali displays qualities of love and patience". Give evidence from the story to
support the statement.
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did Ali give up hunting?
Answer the following question briefly.
The postmaster says to Ali, "What a pest you are, brother!" Do you agree with the
statement? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer the following question briefly.
"Ali came out very slowly, turning after every few steps to gaze at the post office. His eyes were filled with tears of helplessness, for his patience was exhausted, even though he still had faith." Why were Ali's eyes filled with tears of helplessness? What had exhausted his patience but not his faith?
Now you are going to listen to your teacher read out from page no. 191, an article
about the Joint Family system in India.
As you listen to the passage, complete the boxes given below.
Tortured by doubt and remorse, the postmaster sits in the glow of a charcoal sigri that night, waiting for news of his daughter. As he sits, he writes his diary. As the postmaster, write a diary entry in about 150 words outlining your feelings about the day's events.
The postmaster believes that he had seen Ali. What do you think? Discuss with your partner and present your views in front of the class.
The postmaster was anxiously waiting for his ailing daughter's news. On not getting any news, he visits his daughter's town. Now create a dialogue between the postmaster and his daughter and enact it.
“The Letter” revolves around human relationships and the love and faith that cements them. Discuss with reference to the story.
What does the writer wish to convey via the use of the metaphor for a false friend in the given line from The Letter?
...the cold used sleep to extend its sway over all things even as a false friend lulls his chosen victim with caressing smiles.
