Question

character sketch of Ali's daughter (class 10 The Letter)
75-50 words ​

Answer 1

Character sketch of the postmaster from the story "Marium's letter by Dhumaketu
Here is the character sketch of the postmaster in Dhumketu's short story:
We first hear from the postmaster when he can be heard asking the clerk about Coachman Ali. The clerk calls out Ali's name in jest and tells the postmaster that Ali has been coming to the post office everyday for the last five years. (Each day, Ali faithfully hopes for a letter from his only daughter, Miriam.) The postmaster wants to know why Ali keeps coming as he never gets any letters. He scoffs at Ali's child-like patience and naivety:

"Who does he think will have time to write a letter every day?"

So, we can see that, initially, the postmaster is not very sympathetic towards Ali. When the clerk assures him that Ali 'is a bit touched,' he muses

"It seems as though the mad live in a world of their own making. To them, perhaps, we too appear mad. The mad-man's world is rather like the poet's, I should think!"

He really thinks Ali's imagination has gotten the better of him. One day, he finds himself becoming very impatient with Ali; while he is in a hurry to leave for some time off in the country, Ali detains him for some last minute instructions regarding his daughter, Miriam's letter. The postmaster loses his temper and barks at Ali:

"Have you no sense?" he cried. "Get away!"

"Do you think we're going to eat your letter when it comes?" and he walked off hastily.

Answer 2

Miriam was a heartless women who didn"t care about her father.She went of with a solider into his regiment in Punjab for the last five years.She did not even try to contact her father who was eagerly waiting for her letter.This shows how much she cares for her father.At last, when she had finally sent her letter to her father(Ali),he was no more.

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