M.HAMEL Character Sketch

The Last Lesson (Monsieur Hamel )

 most,devoted, dedicated, hard working and a learned teacher of France. He served the society and taught in the same school for about 40 years. He had specific regard for his own language and told upon the students about the importance of learning their own language.He had great love for his people and country.He had to leave the place for ever and felt heart broken. He felt sad but exercises self-control.M. Hamel was a true French man. Teaching at Alsace for forty years, he had become a part of its people. He was an honest teacher. He was a strict teacher who was always having an iron ruler under his arm in order to punish the children for not doing their work. He thought for the welfare of the children and their better future. He was disciplined and honest towards his duties.  He was very honest, patriotic and hard working person. He believed that French was the clearest and logical language. He knew that was his last day in the school, yet he performed his duties seriously and taught his last lesson in the class with great patience which shows how dutiful he was towards his duties. He held himself and the parents responsible for the poor performance of the people of Alsace. All the students and villagers present in the class had tears and regret in their eyes for not knowing their own language.  M. Hamel stood up and tried to say something but he became emotional and sentimental, unable to utter a single word.He took a piece of chalk and wrote “Vive La France “on the board which means ‘long live France’.

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