Question

What does the last lesson symbolize

Answer 1

Explanation:

The story 'The Last Lesson' highlights the human tendency that there is plenty of time to do things; hence, man keeps postponing the lessons of life, oblivious to the fact that life is subject to change. ... The last French lesson taught by M. Hamel symbolizes the loss of language and the loss of freedom for France.

Answer 2

'The Last Lesson' symbolizes:

• The loss of language is the loss of freedom- M. Hamel in his last lesson explained that the loss of language is the loss of freedom. If any ruler conquers the freedom of language from the people, there is no chance to be independent again because language is a key to communication
• The human tendency to postpone every single task- Humans tend to leave their tasks pending, sometimes based on priority and sometimes with no reason. This careless behavior turns out to be the source of several problems. For example, the author never paid attention to his mother tongue, French that's why he had no command over his language. Now, he will not get a chance to study it.
• Taking things for granted- People take things for granted and think they will always have a hold on them and no one can take it from them. In the story, people always neglected their language, and now their medium will be changed.

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