'when people are enslaved as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison'. discuss
Solution:
When France was defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War, the latter went on to ban the learning of the French language and substituting German in its place. 'The Last Lesson' takes place in a village school, where the teacher M. Hamel, on the occasion of the final French lesson, describes the charm of the language. He makes this comment in light of the fact that the French people are going to be under German rule. As long as they love and remain loyal to their language, according to Hamel, they would have a way to counter foreign oppression.
When France was defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War, the latter went on to ban the learning of the French language and substituting German in its place. 'The Last Lesson' takes place in a village school, where the teacher M. Hamel, on the occasion of the final French lesson, describes the charm of the language. He makes this comment in light of the fact that the French people are going to be under German rule. As long as they love and remain loyal to their language, according to Hamel, they would have a way to counter foreign oppression.