NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English
Flamingo
The Last
Lesson(Alphonse
Daudet)
Summary
Franz, a French boy, tells the story. He is slow but
sensitive, and he enjoys playing. He despises French and despises his teacher,
M. Hamel.
It is the last day of M. Hamel's
forty-year tenure as their French teacher. He is overcome with grief,
nostalgia, and patriotism. The village men also attend his 'last lesson' to
show their appreciation for his hard work. They are disappointed because they
did not learn their mother tongue, French, as children.
Franz is surprised to learn that this is his final lesson
because he does not speak French. Suddenly, he becomes interested in learning
it and comprehends everything taught that day!
He instantly likes and respects his teacher, M. Hamel,
for his sincerity and hard work.
He is saddened by his departure from him and embarrassed
by his inability to recite the participles lesson.
M. Hamel tells them that they are
all to blame for not being eager to learn and putting it off until the next
day. He blames himself for failing to teach them sincerely.
His patriotism is reflected in his praise for the French
language as the world's most beautiful and logical language. He warns the
students to guard their language because knowing one's language is the key to
escaping the prison of slavery. It will aid them in their escape from the
Germans.
They recognize the significance of learning their mother
tongue and the fact that they were defeated by the Germans due to their
illiteracy.
Franz believes that it is impossible to take away a
person's language because it is natural to each being, whether it is
"coo" to pigeons or "French" to Frenchmen.
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