Question

Give the character sketch of the postmaster in the story letter

Answer 1

                                    Postmaster’s character

 

The postmaster at the post-office was an ordinary man having qualities which usually postmen and village schoolmasters have. His usual facial expression was sadness; there was not a trace of any shine or cheerfulness in his features. We can say his face was as inexpressive as a pumpkin. He had dual personality. We saw him behaving insensitively and indifferently to Ali before he himself went through Ali-like pain and suffering. However, after going through the pain of separation from his own daughter, his arrogance was completely transformed into sympathy for Ali. Now he empathized with him. He wondered he could not bear the suspense concerning his daughter's health only for one night, and how Ali must have gone through the painful suspense concerning his daughter, Miriam, for five years! He felt remorseful for his misbehavior. Coincidentally, when he saw Miriam's letter addressed to Ali, he picked it up excitedly thinking he would hand over the letter to Ali himself. Thus, we see the postmaster as a man who evolves from callousness to empathy.

Answer 2

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In his official capacity, he has an expressionless face. He considers Ali, a mad man, a pest who keeps bothering the people at the post office day after day. He shouts at Ali and loses his temper. He doesn't possess any feelings for him.

But as a father, he is very loving and caring. He has no patience, when he doesn't receive a letter from his daughter regarding her illness. He is restless and spends sleepless nights.

That is when he is unable to understand Ali, the coachman and his longing for his daughter. He feels ashamed of his own behaviour. When he comes across the coachman' daughter's letter, as he is waiting for his daughter's, he realises the pain, anguish and suffering of the coachman. He is remorseful and guilty. He repents by placing Miriam's letter at the grave of her father Ali. He realises the universality of a father's love for his daughter.

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