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Class 12 Book Flamingo.


Question :------- In the Story *The last lesson* explain the moral message implying the importance of ones language and culture ​

Answer 1

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★It is a short story by famous French writer Alphonse Daudet. Written against the backdrop of Franco - Prussian war , the story lays emphasis on the importance of preserving one's language and culture .

→ Our language and culture make up our identity . They are an inseparable part of our life. This thought is suddenly realised by the people of Alsace when they are denied the opportunity to learn their own language french. Actually , as France had been defeated in the Franco Prussian war , therefore orders had come from Berlin that only German will be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.

• Based on the idea of Linguistic Chauvinism the story reflects how our language is our key to freedom and hence it needs to be safeguarded. Franz , a young school boy who also happens to be the central character of the story is sudden shaken at the news that he would no longer be able to learn french. Each one of them , including their French teacher M.Hamel bid a tearful adieu to their mother tongue in this episode of their last French class they promise to safeguard and preserve their language calling it "the most beautiful language in the world" The teacher's last words " vive la France" also reflect the love for their country .

Hence , we all need to respect , protect and preserve our language which serves as a key to our freedom : as quoted in the story!

Answer 2

Fiction : The Last Lesson

Book : Flamingo

CLASS : 12th, CBSE

Author :Alphonse Daudet

Answer :

In the story, " The Last Lesson" the author Alphonse Daudet wants to depict the importance of one's native language and culture. In the story, the French districts of Alsace and Lorraine were encaptured by the Germans ( Prussians)

, also the schools of Alsace and Lorraine's were being prohibited from teaching their own language, French instead they were bound to teach the German as the Germans were about to rule over them.

In this fiction, the English teacher of the author ( here Franz), Mr. M Hamel was going to deliver his Last Lesson on 'Participles' in French language. This was considered the ' Last Lesson' because he was leaving the school as German teachers were going to occupy the school of Alsace and were determined to deliver only German language in French.

Hence, in the end, in the "Last Lesson" of M Hamel everyone realised that they had missed the very essential part of their education, the lessons of their own native language, that is, French.