Important Characters From Flamingo And Vistas
Part A: Flamingo – Prose 1. The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet Franz Franz is a young schoolboy who is careless about his studies at the beginning of the story. He dislikes learning grammar and often fears his teacher, M. Hamel. One day, he learns that it is his last French lesson because an order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This news makes him realise the importance of his mother tongue. He regrets wasting his time and develops respect for M. Hamel. Franz represents students who understand the value of education only when they are about to lose it. M. Hamel M. Hamel is a dedicated French teacher who has taught in the school for forty years. He is strict but deeply devoted to his language and profession. On the day of his last lesson, he wears his special clothes and teaches with great patience and emotion. He blames himself, the parents and the students for neglecting education. He explains that French is a beautiful and import...