prepare a pen potrait on mr hamel
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Character of M. Hamel
M. Hamel was a true French man. Teaching at Alsace for forty years, he had become a part of its people. He was an honest teacher. He did not blame his students alone for poor learning. He also held himself responsible for the same. He was very patriotic as he appealed to his countrymen to hold fast to their mother tongue to be free from the Prussians. According to him the French language was the most beautiful, the clearest and the most logical language in the world. He appealed to his countrymen to guard it and never forget it. He was emotionally attached to the school and all his students. However, he was very brave and strong. He was really sorry for not making sincere efforts to teach French to his countrymen. At the end, he became so emotional that he could not speak.
M. Hamel was a teacher at school in a village in French district of Alsace and Lorrain. He used to teach french and had been teaching his mothe tongue since many years. he loved his proffesion from the core of his heart and had a deep sense of respect for his mother tongue. He had always been particular and strict in imparting the knowledge of language to his pupils. the news that french would no more be taught in the schools of alsace and lorrain and that this was going to be his last lesson, completely shattered a calm and composed man ike M. Hamel. he tried his level best to remain calm and composed but broke down at the end. He felt tormented at the fact people had become indifferent to learning french, and appealed to them to keep their language alive.
M. Hamel was a patriot in a real sense. He regarded the mother tongue to be a means of holding one's identity and self respect. He blamed not only the parents and children but himslef also for neglecting french. his concern and love for his country whenat the end of his last lesson, he wrote on the board
"Viva La France!"
in bold letters.