Summary of the last lesson by alphonse daudet?

Answer 1

The prose 'The last lesson',written by Alphonse Daudet narrates about the year 1870 when the prussian forces under Bismark attacked and captured France.The french districts of Alsace and Lorraine went into Prussian hands.The new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts.The French teachers were asked to leave.The story describes the last day of one such French,M.Hamel.Mr. M.Hamel had been transfered and could no longer remain in his old school.Still he gave last lesson to his students with utmost devotion and sincerity as ever.The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they dont learn their own language and then losing an asset in M.Hamel.

One of his student Franz who dreaded french class and M.Hamel's iron rod, came to the school that day thinking he would be punished as he had not learnt his lesson.But on reaching school he found Hamel dressed in sunday clothes and all the old people of the village sitting there.It was due to an order on the bulletin board. That was the first day when he realised for the first time that how important french was for him, but it was his LAST LESSON in French.

Answer 2

LOST SPRING

The story, "Lost Spring" written by Anees Jung revolves around the pitiable condition of poor children who have been forced to miss the joy of childhood due to the socio-economic condition that prevails in the man-made world. The children are deprived of their basic rights to help themselves come out of their distressful present.

The first part tells the writer's impressions about the life of the poor ragpickers. The ragpickers have migrated from Dhaka and found a settlement in Seemapuri. Their fields and homes had been swept away by storms. They had come to the big city to find a living. They are poor. The writer watches Saheb every morning scrounging for "gold" in her neighbourhood. There are a number of ragpickers like Saheb. They are all barefooted. They find tradition and vocation as an excuse for not wearing one though the real reason is their poverty. Garbage is a means of survival for the elders and for the children it is something wrapped in wonder. The children come across a coin or two from it. These people have desires and ambitions, but they do not know way to achieve them. There are quite a few things that are unreachable to them, namely shoes, tennis and the like. Later Saheb joins a tea stall where he could earn 800 Rupees and all the meals. The job has taken away his freedom.

The second part deals with the life of Mukesh, who belongs to the family of Bangle-makers. Firozabad is best known for its glass-blowing industry. Nearly 20,000 children are engaged in this business and the law that forbids child labour is not known here. The living condition and the working environment is a woeful tale. Life in dingy cells and working close to hot furnaces make these children blind when they step into the adulthood. Weighed down by the debt, they can neither think nor find a way to come of out of this trap. The politicians, middlemen, policemen and bureaucrats will all obstruct their way of progress. The women in the household consider it as their fate and just follow the tradition. Mukesh is different from the rest of the folk there. He dreams. He wants to become a mechanic. He was very exited to learn the driving car and agreed to go to garage which was far away from his home and finally he decided to go to a garage and learn the job of a motor mechanic.

Anees Jung gives voice to eliminate child labour by educating the children and to enforce the laws against child labour by the governments strictly. The call is to end child exploitation and let the children enjoy the days of the spring that bring joy under their feet.

Answer 3

The last lesson is a short story by Alphonse Daudet set in Alsace under German rule, where the French language is banned in schools. The story follows Monsieur Hamel's final lesson as a teacher, where the students and adults reflect on the importance of learning their language and preserving their culture. The story ends with a sense of regret and a lesson on the value of education and appreciating what we have when we still have it.