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The document discusses 'The Last Lesson' by Alphonse Daudet, set during the Prussian occupation of France, highlighting the emotional significance of language and identity. It portrays Franz's realization of the importance of his mother tongue as he attends his final French lesson taught by M. Hamel, who is honored by the villagers. The story emphasizes the collective responsibility of individuals to cherish and protect their language as a vital part of their identity and freedom.

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The document discusses 'The Last Lesson' by Alphonse Daudet, set during the Prussian occupation of France, highlighting the emotional significance of language and identity. It portrays Franz's realization of the importance of his mother tongue as he attends his final French lesson taught by M. Hamel, who is honored by the villagers. The story emphasizes the collective responsibility of individuals to cherish and protect their language as a vital part of their identity and freedom.

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GSPS-XIIARTS ENG(2021-22)

Anushriya, Habung, Joshy, Maa, Paktin, P


PLOT

The last lesson' written by Alphonse


Daudet narrates about the year 1870
when the Prussian forces under
Bismarck attacked and captured France.
The French districts of Alsace and
Lorraine went into Prussian hands. The
new Prussian rulers discontinued the
teaching of French in the schools of
these two districts The French teachers
were asked to leave. Now M. Hamel
could no longer stay in his school. Still he
gave lesson to his students with utmost
devotion and sincerity as ever. One such
student of M. Hamel, Franz who dreaded
French class and M. Hamel's iron rod,
came to the school that day thinking he
would be punished as he had not learnt
his lesson on participles. But on reaching
school he found Hamel dressed in his
fine Sunday clothes and the old people of
the village sitting quietly on the back
benches. It was due to an order from
Berlin. That was the first day when he
realized for the first time that how
important French was for him, but it was
his last lesson in French. The story
depicts the pathos of the whole situation
about how people feel when they don't
learn their own language. It tells us about
the significance of one's language in
one's life for the very existence of a ract
and how important it is to safeguard it.
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THEME

The Last Lesson' revolves around the


language and its importance to the
citizens of a country. It is the duty of
every citizen to safeguard the language
of the country as it is the identity of that
country. The lesson depicts how after
defeating France in the war, the
Prussians wanted to rule over not only
the territory of France but also over the
minds and hearts of the people. The
story reinforces the fact that we value
something more when it is lost. The pain
and anguish of the students and the
teacher is evident as everyone realizes
how things were taken for granted. The
lesson emphasizes the importance of
the mother tongue for everyone and the
need to realize the fact that it is our
language which gives us our identity,
respect and freedom. 08:53
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Gist of the lesson

-Franz is afraid of going to school as he


has not learnt participles.

-He wants to enjoy beauty of nature. The


bright sunshine, the birds chirruping in
the woods, Prussian soldiers driling but
resisted.

-Bulletin board: all bad news, Iost battles,


the drafts and orders of the commanding
officers: wondered what it could be now

The changes he noticed in the school.


Instead of noisy classrooms everything
was as quiet as Sunday morning
The teacher does not scold him and told
him very kindly to go to his seat

The teacher dressed in his Sunday best.

-Villagers occupying the last benches


To pay tribute to M. Hamel for his 40 yrs
of sincere service and also to express
their solidarity with France.
-Hamel realizes that all three, the
children, the parents and he himself are
to be blamed for losing respect and
regard for the mother tongue.

Always keep the mother tongue close to


your heart as it is the key to the prison of
slavery.
Atmosphere in class: teacher teaching
sincerely and patiently, students and
others studying with utmost sincerity.

-Franz wonders sarcastically if Prussians


could force pigeons to coo in German.

-Hamel with emotions could


overcome

not speak and wrote on the black board


"Long Live France". 09:11
SIGNIFICANT POINTS OF THE STORY

Franz is scared of going to his school as


he has not learnt participles.

He wants to be with the nature and its


wonders, the sunshine, the chirping of the
birds.

He finds some shift in the routine when


he reaches his school like silence which
is usually not seen, last benches being
occupied by villagers, teachers well
dressed and sadness on the faces of
everyone.

The announcement by M. Hamel about


the last lesson of French is made.

Franz regrets for taking his lessons


lightly and realizes of not being
dedicated to his studies.

He gets the reason of his teachers


unusually being well dressed and
villagers sitting at the back.
Realizing by M.Hamel how he himself,
the students and parents are responsible
for losing regards for their mother

Type a message
Realizing by M.Hamel how he himself,
the students and parents are responsible
for losing regards for their mother
tongue.
He admires the French language by
saying it's the most wonderful,
understandable and logical language in
the whole world. He recommends
remaining close to their mother tongue
as it is a key to the prison of slavery.

At the end, he writes "Vive La France" on


the blackboard by getting emotional.

Now Franz remembers the last lesson


very wel. 14:59

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