Question

Explain ..'he would become lost in the admiration of the green cornfield.' what does the green cornfield refers to.? from lesson "THE LETTER" (para. - 14)

Answer 1

These lines describe the change in Ali's outlook on life after his separation from his only beloved daughter, Miriam. Before the separation, Ali was a brutish man who ate opium, and hunted hares and partridges. His heart was insensitive to higher things of life such as love, care, appreciation of beauty of life, sorrow, etc. However, his daughter's sudden elopement left him forlorn and lonely. He was transformed. He gave up hunting; and now he would ponder over the higher aspects of life. He would often reflect on beauty of nature; he would feel the subtle love that was spread everywhere. He became sensitive to the love that existed between the partridge and its clutch.