The last lesson is the portrayal of characters
Some people compare this article to a symphony of patriotism. The main melody of this symphony is a description of Mr. Franz and Hamel. The main melody is a description of Haosou, the mayor, the postman, other students in the class, etc. What constitutes the main melody note is the detailed depiction of these characters' language, expressions, actions, psychology, clothing, as well as bulletin boards, scarabs, pigeons, etc., which together form a tragic and indignant patriotic music.
Character Description of "The Last Lesson"
1. Little Franz:
At the beginning of the novel, the little Franz who appears in front of the reader is a playful person , naive children. He was on his way to school, but he didn't plan to go because he didn't know how to use participles that the teacher wanted to check. His value standard was that playing in the wild was more interesting than studying. The things he cares about: singing thrushes, clear skies, warm weather, soldiers in drill. These are indeed beautiful and interesting. But he can still control himself and run to school, so he is also very cute. He is naive. Although he knows that the "defeat", "recruitment" and "various orders from the headquarters" he has learned from the bulletin board "in the past two years" are "bad news", he is still concerned about the new "bad news" written on the bulletin board. "Bad News" doesn't pay special attention like adults. He likes to watch the soldiers' drills. Even the drills of the invaders Prussian soldiers still find it "interesting" to him.
When he saw various "unusual" scenes in the classroom, he was "surprised" and "surprised". The extraordinarily quiet classrooms, the teachers in formal attire, and the town people with sad faces holding worn-out elementary textbooks all gave little Franz, who was late, a "serious atmosphere." He was "extremely sad" after learning the news about "The Last Lesson"! He was sad that his power had been taken away, even though he had not valued it in the past, and he hated the "bad guys" who "only" allowed French people to learn German. This is a child's natural, flesh-and-blood, simple feeling for the motherland.
The serious fact that the motherland was invaded by aliens shocked little Franz's childish heart. Mr. Hamel's sincere teaching changed him from being playful to loving learning, from childish to sensible, making him simple. The relationship matures. He deeply "regrets" his past playfulness; he is very "reluctant" to the teacher and the textbooks; he hopes to answer the teacher's questions at any cost, but feels "uncomfortable" when he cannot answer; the teacher said that he should learn the motherland language well The profound meaning of the lesson made him understand the purpose of learning. He studied the "last lesson" with unprecedented care. He "understood everything" in the lesson and even found it "quite easy". Little Franz's sensibleness and maturity are also reflected in his understanding of his teachers. In the past, what he remembered in his heart was the teacher's ruler, the punishment and "scold" given to him. Now he feels "poor" for the teacher who was driven away by the invaders. This is his understanding and sympathy for people with the same fate. ; He understood that the teacher put on the dress to "commemorate the last lesson"; he could also put himself in his shoes and think about how "sad" it was for the teacher to leave the place where he had lived and worked for forty years; after fully understanding the teacher and his words, he I felt that "the last lesson" "will never be forgotten" and that the teacher "has never been so tall".
People in the town came to the classroom, and he also understood that they "used this way to thank our teachers for their forty years of loyal service and to show their respect for the country they were about to lose." .
2. Mr. Hamel:
Every reader of "The Last Lesson" has the image and image of Mr. Hamel deeply and long-termly imprinted in his heart. His image is inseparable from the dress, the famous saying, and the large text "Long live France".
A beautiful green dress, ruffled bow tie, and embroidered little black silk hat. Mr. Hamel put on this dress to commemorate the "last lesson" solemnly and solemnly. The article uses the appearance of the character The vivid description shows the great grief in the character's inner world and the various complex feelings condensed therein, thus Mr. Hamel embodies the noble patriotic feelings. This action has a tragic color, which makes it very touching.
"Always putting off studying until tomorrow is the greatest misfortune of the Alsatian people..." "As for me, don't I have something to blame myself for..." When it comes to my own work, In his deep self-reproach for the weaknesses of the Alsatian people, Mr. Hamel's sense of national responsibility was delicate and true.
"The French language is the most beautiful language in the world - the clearest and most precise; we must keep it in our hearts and never forget it. The people who have lost their country and become slaves can only Memorizing their language is like holding a key to the prison door. "The incisive language and profound insights have made Mr. Hamel completely transcend the realm of an ordinary language teacher and become a person who will change the destiny of his profession and his country." Patriots united.
"Long live France", this is what Mr. Hamel wrote on the blackboard with passionate emotion at the end of the last lesson. Infinite love for the motherland and the firm belief that the French people will open the prison door are all there.
3. Old Man Haosou and other people in the town:
Age, old. Positions are all "formerly". There was sadness on his face. In his hand, he held a "torn primer". What I learned was how to spell the letters. The voice trembled with excitement.
Behind all this is the respect and love for the motherland, the gratitude to the teachers who serve the motherland loyally, and the hearts that are unwilling to be enslaved.
Little Francis, Mr. Hamel, Old Man Haosou... People with different identities expressed their grief and indignation of the country's subjugation, their love for the motherland, and their hatred of the enemy in different ways. This is the theme of this novel.