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Give me summary of 'the last lesson

Answer 1

1. THE LAST LESSONINTRODUCTIONPrussia was powerful European Empire. It consisted of Germany, Poland and parts of Austria. There was a war between Prussian and France (1871-72). France was defeated, namely, Alsace and Lorraine, passed into the hands of Prussia. The lesson describes how the Prussian rule affected the life of the people of Alsace.M. Hamel was a devoted teacher and patriot. He taught French and loved it. An order from the Prussian rulers stopped the teaching of French. Instead they imposed German on them. This dismayed M. Hamel. He told his pupils and elders of the village that they must stick to their mother tongue. Only their own language could help them regain their freedom from the foreign rule.The incident is described by one of the pupils named Franz.SUMMARYFRANZ IS LATE FOR SCHOOLFranz was young boy.  He was late for school. He was afraid. The teacher had asked the pupils to come prepared with participles. But, Franz had not learnt the lesson. He was sure the teacher, M. Hamel, would be angry. He was also afraid of the ruler. The day was fine.  He was tempted to play and enjoy himself in the open fields. But  he dared not. He ran towards the school. On the way, he passed the town hall. There he saw a crowd of people in front of the bulletin board. This bulletin board had brought Alsace all the bad news over the last two years. Franz presumed there must be more bad news but he did not stop to inquire. He rushed on.The blacksmith who had read the bulletin told Franz not to hurry. There was plenty of time. But, Franz did not slow down. He thought the blacksmith was poking fun at him.UNUSUAL ATMOSPHERE AT SCHOOLFranz wanted to reach his desk unnoticed. He hoped there would be noise and commotion as usual. He depended on this noise and bustle to reach his desk unnoticed. But, he was surprised. Instead, he found the school quiet. Students were sitting quietly in their seats. M. Hamel was not rapping his ruler on the table. He was moving up and down with his ruler under his arm. He too looked grave and quiet.FRANZ ENTERS THE ROOMThere was no chance for Franz to enter the room unseen. He had to open the door and enter before everybody.Unexpectedly, M. Hamel did not rebuke him. Instead he spoke kindly to him and told him to go to his desk.M. HAMEL WAS IN HIS BEST CLOTHESWhen Franz had settled down, he looked at M. Hamel. There was another surprise for him.M. Hamel had put on his beautiful green coat; his frilled shirt and his embroidered black silk cap. These clothes he wore only on special occasions. But, it was no special day. Franz could not understand why m. Hamel had worn his Sunday clothes.

Answer 2

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The narration of this story is by a French boy, Franz. Franz is a lazy boy. However, in spite of his laziness, Franz likes to play and is of a sensitive nature. Furthermore, Franz hates his teacher M. Hamel in his school and has no interest in studying French.

An order has come from Berlin after taking over the districts of Alsace and Lorraine in France that the German language rather than the French should be taught in the schools there. Furthermore, it is the school French teacher M. Hamel’s last day. This teacher has been working there for forty years. Moreover, the teacher has feelings of patriotism. He is also full of nostalgia and grief. The village men also attend his ‘last lesson’ so as to honour and respect him. The village is regretting and is sad that they didn’t learn their mother tongue in their childhood.

Franz receives a big shock when he learns that this is his last lesson in French. He is shocked because he does not know French. Furthermore, on learning about the last lesson, a sudden interest arises in him for learning French. Moreover, he pays careful attention and learns everything taught on this last day.

Instantly, he develops liking for the teacher M. Hamel. His feelings of hatred for him suddenly came to an end. Moreover, Franz develops respect for the hard work and sincerity of his teacher. Franz is sad and ashamed for being unable to recite his lesson.

Hamel explains that they all are at fault for lacking eagerness to learn. Furthermore, he also includes himself in this fault. He blames himself for lack of sincerity in teaching them.

There is a reflection of his patriotism in his praise for the French language. He says that the French language is the most logical and beautiful language in the world. It seems that M. Hamel got emotional on this occasion. Furthermore, he asks the class to guard their language. He says that being close to one’s language is a way to escape the clutches of slavery. This language will assist them in attaining freedom from the Germans. The people realize the significance of their mother tongue. Moreover, they feel the reason for their defeat is illiteracy.

Franz feels that it is impossible to remove one’s language from a person. This is because it is something that is natural to a person. This means that no matter how hard the opposition may try, they will fail to remove one’s language.

Conclusion of the Last Lesson Summary

The Last Lesson summary reflects on the importance of one’s language for any race and why it is crucial to safeguard it.

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