Character sketch of ratan from the story postmaster by rabindranath tagore?

Answer 1

Nishant Pandya

Our postmaster belonged to Calcutta. He felt like a fish out of water in this remote village. ...The men employed in the indigo factory had no leisure; moreover, they were hardly desirable companions for decent folk. Nor is a Calcutta boy an adept in the art of associating with others. Among strangers he appears either proud or ill at ease. He is an emotional boy. One can see his emotionality when he takes care of Ratan at the end of the story. He gives his one month salary to Ratan for her survival. He also tried his hand at writing poems which indicates his inner beauty. In totality he is a man of blood and flesh.

Answer 2

Ratan is one of the simplest and yet one of the most enigmatic feminine characters in Rabindranath Tagore's short stories. She is village girl, simple, honest, caring. She is illiterate at the beginning of the story but slowly learns to read and write under the guidance of the postmaster. she does the odd jobs for him. She is well-behaved and obedient to her master. She is an orphan and suffers from a deep-rooted agony of absolute solitude.