Question

Why has Ali,s journey to the post office been described as pilgrimage for him

Answer 1

Ali's journey to the post office has been described as pilgrimage for him because he always went there with hope that someday he will get his daughter's letter from there. His hopes from the post office were similar to the hopes that a normal person has from God and temples.

Answer 2

Ali's journey to post office described as pilgrimage because in pilgrimage people people tries to find peace, and in ali's case he found his peace on his visit at post office in the hopes that his daughter's letter would be found someday.