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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English The Last Lesson is provided in this article. The author Alphonse Daudet has beautifully portrayed the importance of learning the mother tongue. Back in 1870, as France was captured by the Prussian Forces, teaching French was prohibited. As M. Hamel, the French teacher was about to leave the school, he made one of his pupils understand the importance of learning the mother tongue.
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The Last Lesson Summary
The Last Lesson is a beautiful short story by Alphonse Daudet about the mother tongue and self-identity, and the value of education.
- There are two main characters in this story, Little Franz- the student, and M. Hamel- their French teacher. The story is a first-person narrative from Franz’s point of view.
- Franz is afraid as he was late for school that morning. He was also afraid of his French teacher M. Hamel as he did not prepare for the French quiz to be held that day.
- When Franz finally reached school, he realized that the school's ambiance was completely different. All the students were too quiet, and the teacher also looked different from the other days.
- As the teacher M. Hamel asked Franz to take his seat, he understood the real reason behind this changed scenario. As France had lost the battle against the Prussian Army, learning French was now prohibited.
- Once Franz realized this, he started blaming himself for not taking French lessons seriously. And now he is not allowed to learn his mother tongue anymore.
- At this point, Franz’s name was called out as it was his turn to recite. But he stops at the first sentence.
- Though Franz was sad enough, M. Hamel did not scold him. Rather he said he is feeling bad enough that this will be their last French class. And from now on they will not be able to learn their mother tongue.
- When the class resumes, Franz realizes that he is actually understanding the language far better as now he is paying his undivided attention to what M. Hamel is saying and writing on the board.
- As the class ended with the church bell, M Hamel fell silent, as if saying “It's over, go away”.
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