Question

only the bearer knows where the shoe pinches .elucidate the statement with reference to the story the letter

Answer 1

It is true that only the bearer knows wherethe shoe pinches, it simply means that a person can only feel the pain when he suffers from it. The postmaster was not able to understand Ali's feelings and his pain and therefore insults him. But when his own daughter falls ill in another town, he realises what Ali must have felt for long 5 years.

Answer 2

Hey friend,

The phrase :only the bearer knows where the shoe pinches means that nobody can know what pain or turmoil one is going through. Only the one going through it can know how it feels like to be a situation they are in.

According to the story, The Letter, Post office employees used to read Muhammad Ali's letters to mirrium and make fun of those letters. They were filled with pain and sorrow but as the phrase suggests, Only the bearer of pain knows how it feels like. The post office employees did not realise that to what they are laughing, has taken away some ones happiness.

I hope the answer is helpful.

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