Answer the questions - The Last Lesson | by Alphonse Daudet | Prose
A. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences:
Franz’s teacher M.Hamel told him that he was going to ask questions on participles. But Franz did not know the first word about participles. So he dreaded to go to school that day.
Warm and bright outdoors, chirping of the birds at the edge of the woods, and the drilling of the Prussian soldiers in the open field at the back of the saw mill were the various things that tempted Franz to spend his day outdoors.
Class had already begun. His classmates were in their places and M.Hamel was walking up and down. So the narrator was not able to get to his desk without being seen.
Franz was sorry for not learning his lessons.
The old villagers were sitting in the last desk to honour and thank M.Hamel’s forty years of faithful service and showing their respect for the country.
The narrator’s parents preferred him to work on a farm or at the mill so as to have a little more money.
When people are enslaved, as long as they hold their language, it is as if they had the key to their prison. M. Hamel says that we must guard our language.
M. Hamel was gazing at everything in that little school room.
When the Church clock struck 12, M.Hamel bid farewell to the class. He wrote “Vive La France” on blockboard and told the students that the school dismissed and let them go.
B. Answer the following questions in about 100-150 words:
Lesson : The Last Lesson
Author : Alphonse Daudet
Theme : Importance of mother tongue - condition of France after the Franco-Prussian war.
Characters : M.Hamel, Franz, Village people
Outlook : Mother tongue - important - people - attend the class - M.Hamel - taught - last lesson
Two districts of France, Alsace and Lorraine were taken over by the Prussians during Franco-Prussian war. The people were compelled to leam German instead of French. When they knew, French will no longer be taught to them, they realized its importance. Suddenly they developed an inclination towards learning French. The students, the village people, old Hauser, the former mayor, the former post master, and several others were present in the class. They wanted to attend the last French lesson. They eagerly brought their old form primers to leam the language. The French teacher M.Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful, clearest and logical language in the world. He advised them to guard their language. He explained the lesson with all patience. The whole class keenly learned their last French lesson. Thus they appreciate the value of their language, only when they are about to lose it. With this reference we can understand that we appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it.
ESSAY
- Introduction
- Late realisation
- The last lesson
- Importance of French
- Conclusion
Introduction
In this lesson ‘The Last Lesson’ the author clearly depicts the condition of France after the Franco-Prussian war. Two districts of France, Alsace and Lorraine were taken over by the Prussians. The French were compelled to learn German language.
Late realisation:
When they knew French will no longer be taught to them, then only they realized its importance. Suddenly they developed an inclination towards learning.
The last lesson:
The students, the village people, old Hauser, the former mayor, the former post master, and several others were present in the class. They wanted to attend the last French lesson. They eagerly brought their old form primers to learn the language.
Importance of French:
The French teacher M.Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful, clearest and logical language in the world. He advised them to guard their language. He explained the lesson with all patience. The whole class keenly learnt their last French lesson.
Conclusion:
Thus they appreciate the value of their language, only when they are about to lose it. With this reference we can understand that we appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it.
Moral: if you are late you may lose some valuables
Lesson : The Last Lesson
Author : Alphonse Daudet
Theme : M.Hamel’s class - Importance of mother tongue - condition of France after the Franco- Prussian war.
Characters : M.Hamel, Franz, Village people
Outlook : M.Hamel - best dress - Quiet classroom - villagers - last lesson - not scold Franz - could not speak - long live France.
The French teacher M.Hamel was dressed in his Sunday’s best. Instead of noisy classroom everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. The village people, old Hauser, the former mayor, the former post master, and several others were present in the class. They gathered there in order to honour and thank M.Hamel’s forty years faithful service and of showing their respect for the country. M.Hamel did not scold his student Franz, though he was late to the class. Franz was sorry for not learning his mother tongue properly. M.Hamel said that it was the last French lesson. M.Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful, clearest and logical language in the world. He also said that they must guard their language. At last he overcame with his emotions, he could not speak and so wrote “Vive La France” on the black board. He told the students that the school was dismissed and let them go. Thus the last lesson brought the importance of need of mother tongue in the students and the village people through M.Hamel.
ESSAY
- Introduction
- M. Hamel and his class
- Villager’s tribute
- Franz’s realization
- Hamel’s announcement
- Hamel’s emotions
- Conclusion
Introduction
In this lesson ‘The Last Lesson’ the author clearly depicts the condition of France after the Franco-Prussian war.
M. Hamel and his class:
The French teacher M.Hamel was dressed in his Sunday best. Instead of noisy classroom everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. The village people, old Hauser, the former mayor, the former post master, and several others were present in the class.
Villager's tribute:
They gathered there in order to honour and thank M.Hamel’s forty years faithful service and of showing their respect for the country.
Franz’s realization
M.Hamel did not scold his student Franz, though he was late to the class. Franz was sorry for not learning his mother tongue properly.
Hamel’s announcement
Mr. Hamel said that it was the last French lesson. Mr. Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful, clearest and logical language in the world. He also said that they must guard their language.
Hamel’s emotions
At last he overcame with emotions could not speak and wrote “Vive La France” on the black board. He told them that the school was dismissed and let them go.
Conclusion:
The Last lesson brought the importance of need of mother tongue in the students and the village people through M.Hamel.
Moral: Never give up your mother tongue, Never lose your identity.