Question

How were the parents and M hamel responsible for the children's neglect of the French language

Answer 1

In the short story 'The Last Lesson' by Alphonse Daudet, the French teacher, M. Hamel, blamed the people of Alsace for not giving due attention to their language and putting off learning till the next day. He blamed them for not being anxious enough to have their children learn French and preferring to put them to work on their farms or at their mills.

He also blamed himself for sending his students to water his plants and taking holidays when he wanted to go fishing.