The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet

"The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet is a story set in the year 1870, when the Prussian forces under Bismarck attacked and captured France, and the French districts of Alsace and Lorraine went into Prussian hands[2-4-5

The story is about the last lesson that M. Hamel, a French teacher, gave to his students in the village of Alsace, as the new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts, and the French teachers were asked to leave[3-4-5

The story raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and their lust for cultural and linguistic superiority[5

The key concepts of the story can be understood as:

1. Linguistic chauvinism: The idea that one's language is superior to that of others[3
2. The importance of one's language in one's life: The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don't learn their language, and it tells us about the significance of one's language in one's life for the very existence of a race[3
3. The longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it: The story is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it, and it has a sense of patriotism[1
4. The effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the people: The story tells the effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the life at a school in Alsace[5
5. The character of M. Hamel: M. Hamel emerges not only as a dedicated teacher but also as a sensitive and understanding human being[5

The story is about the last lesson that M. Hamel, a French teacher, gave to his students in the village of Alsace, as the new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts, and the French teachers were asked to leave[3-4-5

The story raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and their lust for cultural and linguistic superiority[5

The key concepts of the story can be understood as:

1. Linguistic chauvinism: The idea that one's language is superior to that of others[3
2. The importance of one's language in one's life: The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don't learn their language, and it tells us about the significance of one's language in one's life for the very existence of a race[3
3. The longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it: The story is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it, and it has a sense of patriotism[1
4. The effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the people: The story tells the effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the life at a school in Alsace[5
5. The character of M. Hamel: M. Hamel emerges not only as a dedicated teacher but also as a sensitive and understanding human being[5

The story is about the last lesson that M. Hamel, a French teacher, gave to his students in the village of Alsace, as the new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts, and the French teachers were asked to leave[3-4-5

The story raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and their lust for cultural and linguistic superiority[5

The key concepts of the story can be understood as:

1. Linguistic chauvinism: The idea that one's language is superior to that of others[3
2. The importance of one's language in one's life: The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don't learn their language, and it tells us about the significance of one's language in one's life for the very existence of a race[3
3. The longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it: The story is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it, and it has a sense of patriotism[1
4. The effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the people: The story tells the effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the life at a school in Alsace[5
5. The character of M. Hamel: M. Hamel emerges not only as a dedicated teacher but also as a sensitive and understanding human being[5

The story is about the last lesson that M. Hamel, a French teacher, gave to his students in the village of Alsace, as the new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts, and the French teachers were asked to leave[3-4-5

The story raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and their lust for cultural and linguistic superiority[5

The key concepts of the story can be understood as:

1. Linguistic chauvinism: The idea that one's language is superior to that of others[3
2. The importance of one's language in one's life: The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don't learn their language, and it tells us about the significance of one's language in one's life for the very existence of a race[3
3. The longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it: The story is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it, and it has a sense of patriotism[1
4. The effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the people: The story tells the effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the life at a school in Alsace[5
5. The character of M. Hamel: M. Hamel emerges not only as a dedicated teacher but also as a sensitive and understanding human being[5

The story is about the last lesson that M. Hamel, a French teacher, gave to his students in the village of Alsace, as the new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts, and the French teachers were asked to leave[3-4-5

The story raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and their lust for cultural and linguistic superiority[5

The key concepts of the story can be understood as:

1. Linguistic chauvinism: The idea that one's language is superior to that of others[3
2. The importance of one's language in one's life: The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don't learn their language, and it tells us about the significance of one's language in one's life for the very existence of a race[3
3. The longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it: The story is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it, and it has a sense of patriotism[1
4. The effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the people: The story tells the effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the life at a school in Alsace[5
5. The character of M. Hamel: M. Hamel emerges not only as a dedicated teacher but also as a sensitive and understanding human being[5

The story is about the last lesson that M. Hamel, a French teacher, gave to his students in the village of Alsace, as the new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts, and the French teachers were asked to leave[3-4-5

The story raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and their lust for cultural and linguistic superiority[5

The key concepts of the story can be understood as:

1. Linguistic chauvinism: The idea that one's language is superior to that of others[3
2. The importance of one's language in one's life: The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don't learn their language, and it tells us about the significance of one's language in one's life for the very existence of a race[3
3. The longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it: The story is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it, and it has a sense of patriotism[1
4. The effect of the Franco-Prussian war on the people: The story tells the effect of the Franco-Prussian war