'mother tongue' is the second mother to a child. Franz in the story' THE LAST LESSON' felt that M.Hamel's words were like thunder clap to him .Write a speech to be given in the assembly on the importance of mother tongue .

Such questions are meant to test your writing skills and should be attempted on your own. However, these points might help you elaborate:

- The story “The Last Lesson” revolves around the universal theme of patriotism and the love for one’s mother tongue. - M.Hamel, the French teacher in the school takes his last lesson in French as the orders came from Berlin that German would be taught in all the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.
- In spite of all the secularity in colour, cast or creed, the national language is the only thread that binds all the citizens of the country into a garland.
- When somebody tries to invade and deprive the people of their native language, it becomes a threat for their own identity.
- Native language is importance for the very existence of a race as it gives us an identity.
- The culture and tradition of a region are usually spread through the mother tongue.
- One’s language paves the way for one’s independent existence.
 

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