Question

Franz thinks, "will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?" What could this mean?
Franz thinks, "Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?" What could this mean?

Answer 1

it means the powerful German can defend France, but they can't make French sing in German. they can't compel pegions to coo in German. in fact no language can be imposed on the unwilling learners, especially a foreign language

Answer 2

This comment of franz shows a Frenchmen's typical reaction to the imposition of learning German,language of conquers. When deprived of learning of mother tongue would mean cutting of all bonds with her mother land. Teaching the pigeons to sing in German indicates how far the German should go in the attempts in linguistic chauvinism .

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