The Last Class (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alphonse Daudet
- First Published: 1873
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: About 1873
- Setting: A town in Alsace, France
- Principal Characters: Franz, Monsieur Hamel
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Freedom, Language or languages, Courage, Education or educators, Patriotism, Students or student life
- Locales: Alsace, France
The Story
“The Last Class” is the tender story of a young Alsatian boy and his last French lesson. The setting is an unnamed town in Alsace, and the story takes place near the beginning of the Prussian occupation of Alsace and Lorraine, about 1873. Little Franz is the narrator of the story. Having gotten a late start on this beautiful warm morning, Franz rushes to school. He is fearful that Monsieur Hamel will scold him because he is late and has not prepared his French lesson on participles.
On his way to school, Franz passes through the town square, and in front of...
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