Question

Why does franz sympathise with M. Hamel?

Answer 1

M hamel put on his best clothes which he usually only wears for inspection or prize days. He sat looking blankly at one thing and then another as if he was just trying to fix how everything looked In the little school room. Only the benches had been worn smooth, the walnut trees had grown taller, and the hop vine that he planted twirled to the roof