M.hamel the french teacher emerges as an epitome of an ideal teacher in the story 'the last lesson'. He isintroduced by the narrator as ruler-wielding teacher,who is strict and domineering. He is very particular that his students learnt their lessons. At this point the reader feels that ,like all teachers,he is sensitive to the feelings of his students and takes pride in his affirmative tone. M.Hamel ,however,emerges as a true facilitator,a guide ,an accountable and a philospher for his pupils when he teaches his last lesson. His is domineering tone withers away and becomes gentle and polite . His concern about the education of his students becomes more prominent. He is also seen ada true patriot for he loves his country and the language natives to it.He calls upon to safegaurd their language as it is the key to their prison. We saw him as a man of deep emotions when he proudly writes 'vive la france' on the blackboard in the end. M. Hamel is thus an ideal teacher, true guide ,accountable ,philospher and patroit to the core.

Keep quite

The examination was over and as per instructions, Stephens had accompanied McLeery to the main prison gate. He was in a relaxed mood as there had passed everything very smoothly. He thought to visit to the canteen for a cup of tea. But before he could sip a cup of tea, it came to his mind to just have a look at Evans. So he proceeded towards his cell and opened the peep hole. To his utmost dismay and perplexion, he was shocked to see the inside scene. There he saw a man fallen back in the chair of Evans. The blood was dripping from the front portion of his head. It was oozing from his black beard. It was spreading over his little dog white collar.

There slipped a grey blanket from his shoulders. Stephens was deeply troubled and cried “Oh, Chist, No!” He at once cried wildly for Jackson and raised an alarm. When Jackson arrived, he at once sent Stephens to ring the police and the ambulance. But immediately McLeery said “Do not worry about the ambulance. I am all right. Get the police. I know where he has gone.” But in reality it was Evans who was impersonating McLeery and trying to put the officials on the wrong track.

1. The people who wage wars and cause destruction to humanity and life at large have been called ’those’ in line1.

2. Green wars are bio-wars which usually send in infected viruses with the air to the opponent zone which causes the opponent to loose.

 

3. ‘Victory with no survivors’ means the victory which comes in after sacrificing all the men who were fighting. The war is won but there is no one alive to celebrate the victory.

 

4. ‘Victory with no survivors’ which is a paradox has been used here.

1. The Earth teaches us how to nurture life under apparent quietitude and how to work silently. It teaches us the importance of sometimes taking a break from all activities.

2. By keeping quiet and calm man will realise his follies and refrain from harmful destructive activities. It will also help in creating a feeling of natural understanding and introspection among human beings.

Dr.Sadao was a true Japanese.He was obedient and loved the Japanese tradition and culture. He waited for his father's approval for marrying Hana, a girl he loved. He loved his family a lot. Dr Sadao was also an eminent surgeon as well as a scientist.He was the on call doctor for the general. Sadao truly believed in his professional ethics and hence harbours an injured prisoner of war. He faces a lot of difficulties at home from his servants but still he decides not to forgo his professional duties. He could not let personal prejudice override his duties. Out of patriotism he tells the general about the American pow in his house. When the plan of general did not work, he helped the prisoner escape which shows his true humanity.

a) What are we doing every day?

Answer : Every day we are wreathing a flowering band which binds us to the earth and enables us to live life despite the dejection that surrounds us.

b) Which evil things do we possess and suffer from?

Answer : We suffer from selfishness and self-centredness due to which there is dearth of noble souls on earth.

c) What are the circumstances that contribute towards making humans unhappy and disillusioned with life?

Answer : Man becomes unhappy and disillusioned because he suffers from pain and hopelessness at various junctures in life. Also the lack of nobility in human beings make him unhappy.

a. What images of beauty has the poet referred to?
Answer:
The poet appreciates the simplicity and serenity of beauty through the image of the sun, the moon, the trees, the sheep, the daffodils, the green pastures, the livid streams, and a fair bloom of musk-roses.

b. How is ‘tree’ a perfect example of a beautiful thing?
Answer:
The tree bears the heat of the sun to give shade and coolness to anyone who seeks shade and rest under its branches. Its greatness is a degree greater because it gives shade not only to the mighty ones, but also to the simplest of the animals, such as sheep.

c. What does ‘simple sheep’ symbolise?
Answer:
Sheep and lamb are envisioned as symbols of innocence and serene beauty. Jesus Christ was a shepherd and was surrounded by his flock of sheep, his followers. Keats has made special reference to the sheep as symbols of divine beauty.

d. Explain, ‘the green world they live in’.
Answer:
Beauty of nature is at its best in the lush green surroundings of meadows and pastures which provide support to all plants and animals. It is in this green world that all living creatures find true happiness and joy.

War will be stop when we understood the concept of peas and keeping quiet for some time in face of this earth.