Question

He is a pitiable figure a century behind his time ' Explain the content

Answer 1

Ali has been called as a pitiable figure, a century behind his time. In times when even the staff of Post office did not recognise the true worth of a letter, he treated his daily visit to the post office as a pilgrimage. Nothing could deter him to reach there on time. Her persona evokes pity for him as the staff of the post office ridiculed him but he was sure the some day his daughter would definitely write to him.