Question

summary of chaoter - letter class 10

Answer 1

Summary. This story was written by Dhumketu. This story is
about an old man who was a hunter during his heydays. When
his daughter got married, he understood the pain of separation
After that, he gave up hunting began another phase of his lifc.
i.e. to wait for a letter from his daughter. He goes to the post
office every day to enquire about the letter. The post office
becomes a pilgrimage for him and he continues his daily
pilgrimage for five years. Everyone in the post office makes fun
at him but nobody ever tries to understand the pain of an old
man who is waiting for a letter from his beloved daughter. On
his last visit to the post office. the old man gives five guineas to
a clerk and requests him to deliver the letter to his grave
whenever the letter comes. One day; the postmaster is
anxiously waiting for a letter from his sick daughter and his
agony makes him realize the pain and agony which the old
man must have suffercd It was on that day when lctter fromm
the old man's daughter arrives. But it was too late because the
old man had died by that time. However, at the end of the story;
everyone in the post office appear to realize the importance of
human emotions and relationships.