The Last Lesson : Alphonse Daudet

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1. Franz

1.1. He being afraid of going to school

1.1.1. Already late for school

1.1.2. didn't want to get scold.

1.1.3. he didn't learn a single word about participle.

1.2. Franz's temptation

1.2.1. Thought of running away and spending the day outside because the day was bright and warm.

1.2.2. He thought that he should enjoy he day with chirping birds.

1.2.3. He was tempted to watch Prussian soldiers drilling.

1.2.4. But any which ways , he overcome his temptation and rushed to the school.

2. M. Hamel

2.1. Addressing at school

2.1.1. demanded full attention

2.1.2. Broke News - Last Lesson for French

2.1.3. German will be taught instead of French in the school of Alsace and Lorraine.

2.1.4. Franz - feeling sorry for ignoring French Lesson and not learning his own Language

2.1.5. Announcement - M. Hamel leaving school

2.1.6. Franz feeling sorry and pained for M. Hamel.

2.2. Careless Behavior for Education

2.2.1. parents ignoring their child's studies and not being serious about it.

2.2.2. children woking in felds and farms rather studying.

2.2.3. M. Hamel - blaming himself for sending his students to do his errands as punishment instead of correcting their mistake and encouraging them to work hard and spend time in learning

2.3. M. Hamel - while teaching his last lesson

2.3.1. For him, his language was most beautiful language.

2.3.2. He gave grammar lesson to student.

2.3.3. Franz - understood all of it perfectly.

2.3.4. Franz : never listened lesson so carefully. M. Hamel : never explained to patiently.

2.3.5. M. Hamel wanted to give all his lesson and knowledge to his students all in one go.

2.3.6. He had new notebooks written in very beautiful writings. He gave writing lessons as well

2.4. M. Hamel being nostalgic

2.4.1. Cherishing his 40 years in his school.

2.4.2. He fixed his mind at how that room looked just to keep it in his memory as it looked.

2.4.3. He looked at the benches and desks that were worn out and smooth

2.4.4. the walnut trees in the garden were taller, and the hop vine that he had planted himself twined about the windows to the roof. It would have broken his heart

2.5. M. Hamel being emotional

2.5.1. Deliver his last lesson

2.5.2. He being really sad and crying. but listened to all the lesson.

2.5.3. Villagers crying and cherishing all the days they spent in the school.

2.6. M. Hamel - spirit of patriotism

2.6.1. The church clock struck twelve.

2.6.2. The trumpets of the Prussians, returning from drill, sounded under the windows.

2.6.3. The Roman Catholic prayer also started.

2.6.4. he writes "Viva La France" which means "Long Live France".

3. students

3.1. Their attention in class

3.1.1. Pin drop silence in the class.

3.1.2. students were so attentive that they even ignored the beetled flew in the class

3.1.3. sound of scratching pens .

4. Villagers

4.1. their tribute to the teachers for serving for forty years to the town

4.1.1. they felt sorry for not attending their school when they were children and went to work on farms and field .

4.1.2. the were grateful for giving his 40 years to the children of the town.

4.1.3. They read out loud whatever they learnt during their school life.

4.1.4. They all cried because they won't be seeing M. Hamel anymore.

5. Character : M. Hamel , Franz, School Children, Village people

5.1. M. Hamel - French Teacher

5.1.1. Generally - angry, sadist, grumpy, punishing children

5.1.2. That day - emotional, sad, loving, nostalgic, caring, cherishing his days

5.2. Little Franz - French Student

5.2.1. Generally - carefree, jolly, free, easy going, careless

5.2.2. That day - afraid , sad, emotional,

6. SCHOOL

6.1. Generally at School

6.1.1. there were great hustle bustle, that could be heard in the streets

6.1.2. opening and closing of desks and benches

6.1.3. lessons repeated in unison by the students and the teacher

6.1.4. the teacher's ruler rapping on the table.

6.2. Strange things about that day

6.2.1. it was all still and quiet.

6.2.2. the day was just like a Sunday morning - calm, relaxed quiet and cool.

6.2.3. all students were in the place. They all were at peace. nobody was speaking a single word.

7. At the Town Hall

7.1. BULLETIN BOARD - was the only source of all the news.

7.2. Crowd was formed near the Bulletin Board.

7.3. The Bulletin Board was a nightmare to all of them as there was only bad news coming in the town for two years.