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FLAMINGO 1. THE LAST LESSON AUTHOR : Alphonse Daudet ( French short-story writer and novelist) INTRODUCTION:- The last lesson” stresses on the importance of education and the necessity to respect and learn one's own language. This story draws our attention to the unfair practice of linguistic chauvinism. It refers to an unreasonable pride in one's own language while disregarding all the other languages as inferior. SUMMARY :- Franz is afraid of going to school as he has not learned participles. He wants to enjoy the beauty of nature – the bright sunshine – the birds chirruping in the woods – Prussian soldiers’ drilling but resisted. On reaching school Franz notices unusual silence – Villagers occupying the last benches – teacher well dressed – everybody looked sad. M. Hamel announces: Today is the last lesson in French. Franz regrets and realizes why he had not taken his lesson seriously. Understands the reason why the teacher is well dressed and villagers sitting at the back. M. Hamel realizes that all three, he himself, the children, and the parents are to be blamed for losing respect and regards for the mother tongue. Hamel says the French language – most beautiful, clear, and logical language in the world. Always keep close the mother tongue to your heart as it is a key to the prison of slavery. Hamel becomes emotional and writes on the blackboard “Vive La France” Franz remembers the last lesson very well. BACKGROUND OF THE STORY:- The story, ‘The Last Lesson’ has been set in the background of the Franco-Prussian war that was fought in 1870- 71 between Prussia and France. The Prussians captured the districts of Alsace and Lorraine. New orders were issued according to which German language was to be taught in place of French in these two districts Q