Question

‘Only the bearer knows where the shoe pinches’. Elucidate the statement with reference to the
story The Letter.

Answer 1

at the beginning of the story The Postmaster appears to be haughty headed and ill tempered official His behavior towards Ali when  the latter asked him if he had a letter from his daughter was quite rude.

once the post Masters daughter was still ill in another town.he anxiously awaited news from her, it was at this point that his suffering father's heart realize the pain of separation in Ali's heart.

This is how one realizes "Only the bearer knows where the shoe pinches"

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.

Thanks