Introduction of lesson
- Time of Franco-Prussian War
(prominent state).
-
French districts ( Alsace and Lorraine ) occupied by Germany.
- German language imposed on French speakers.
- Order was came from berlin (largest city of Germany).
- Story is all about last day of one French teacher in his school.
- He knows he has been transferred and will no longer remain in his old school.
- Story highlights the dismay and the distress of M. Hamel, his students and
villagers of Alsace and Lorraine .
Character Sketches
M. Hamel (Teacher)
1. French teacher at Alsace.
2. Teaching for forty years.
3. Good but strict.
4. Uses his ruler on students.
5. After order came he was transformed.
6. Didn't used his ruler when Franz mixed up.
7. Declared it was his last lesson.
8. Lover mother tongue.
9. Was highly respected by villagers and students.
Franz (Student)
1. Student
2. Not a intelligent student
3. Likes to hangout
4. Didn’t prepared his lesson
5. Feared getting scolding from M.Hamel
6. When he came to know it was last lesson his views about him changed.
7. Began to respect
8. Listened to M. Hamel’s last lesson with attention and respect.
Summary
French language was disallowed
in the schools of the district. French teachers were asked to leave their schools. Story is narrated by a little student Franz . Franz was late for school that morning also afraid because the teacher (M. Hamel) was to ask questions on participles. Franz had not prepared his lesson. Franz thought of running away and spending the day out of doors.
He saw Prussian soldiers drilling in the open field. Watching them seemed to him to be more tempting than the rule for participles. He hurried off to school. Franz passed by town hall. Big crowd in front of bulletin board. Bulletin board, people receive all kind of news from here.
Franz reached his school. It was as quiet as Sunday morning. usual hustle bustle, opening and closing of desks, repeated sound of lessons
was not there. His classmates were already in their seats. M.Hamel was walking up and down. He went inside the classroom. Franz was frightened but nothing happened. M. Hamel very kindly asked him to go to his place.
Franz saw that the teacher was in on of his best dresses, the one he wore only
on inspection or prize days. Green coat, frilled shirt, little black silk cap Franz surprised to see villagers sitting at the back desks, everybody looked
sad. Then M. Hamel broke the shocking news that all schools of French districts would
teach German from now on. A new teacher would teach German to them. M. Hamel announced that it’s his last lesson in French.
For the first time, little Franz began to feel sorry for not being
serious in his lessons. He was also sad that he would never see M. Hamel again. His books, which had seemed burden, became very dear to him. Now he understood about the best clothes and presence of villagers. Villagers were there to thank M. Hamel for his service.
M. Hamel asked Franz to recite the rule for participles. Franz got mixed up but M. Hamel didn't scold him. Franz was feeling very sad at the failure. M. Hamel regretted that the people of Alsace were indifferent to learning their
mother tongue, French. M. Hamel said that even many parents had preferred to send their children to
work than to school. He admitted that he was too was to blame for the poor performance of the
students. Because many times he had given a holiday to students when he wanted to go
fishing.
M. Hamel told his students and villagers to respect French and never to forget
it. He declared French as – most beautiful, clearest and logical language. M. Hamel opened a book and explained a grammar lesson to the students. Franz was surprised at himself for he understood the lesson very well. M. Hamel wanted to give them all that he knew. After the grammar, he gave a practice in writing.
While students were busy with their writing.
M. Hamel sat motionless in his chair and gazed at everything in the little
classroom.
Church clock struck twelve, the sounds of the midday prayer were heard. At the same moment trumpets of the Prussians returning from drill were heard.
Most
important questions for board exams
Q-1 who occupied the back benches in the
classroom on the day of the last lesson ? Why ?
अंतिम पाठ के दिन कक्षा के
पीछे की बेंच पर कौन लोग बैठे थे एवं क्यों बैठे थे ?
Q- 2 Why did franz not want to go to school that
day ?
Franz उस दिन स्कूल क्यों नहीं जाना चाहता था ?
Q- 3 What was the bulletin board news that caused
a change in the school ?
Bulletin board पर वह कौनसी खबर थी जिसने school में परिवर्तन ला दिया ?
Q- 4 What was unusual about M. Hamel’s Dress on his
last day In the school
M. Hamel के school
में आखिरी दिन पर उनकी
ड्रेस में क्या असामान्य था ?
Q- 5 Why did franz think of running away and
spending the day out of the door ?
Franz ने school
से बाहर भागने और बाहर दिन
बिताने का क्यों सोचा ?
