The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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Interpretation. «The last lesson» I would like to start my interpretation with a few words about the author. Alphonse Daudet (13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) french short-story writer and novelist. Daudet wrote his first novel at age 14. Unable to finish his schooling after his parents lost all their money‚ he took a position in a duke’s household. He later joined the army but fled the terrors of the Paris Commune of 1871. His many works include the story collection Monday Tales (1873)‚ the play L’Arlsienne (1872)
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How horrific these two amazing stories are and how they’re so much alike but still so far apart. In this story we have two average families. Both of theses families fight for a goal they have these two the two families fight similar but for completely different reasons There are many similar and different things these characters face. One of the characters was doodle. He faced many issues but the more significant issue was his heart. Doodle’s heart was very weak and could barley take any strain
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It is difficult to believe that something as insignificant as a piece of string could cause a person to lose his mind and eventually die‚ but in Guy de Maupassant’s short story‚ The String‚ the reader is asked to accept such an extreme premise. De Maupassant masterfully uses the setting of a rural French town and it’s market-place to help reveal the character of everyday peasant Maître Hauchecome‚ thereby making the story believable. De Maupassant introduces the town of Goderville in France by
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Gina Garifo Intro to the Novel Prof Sesto Writing Assignment #1 Madame Bovary and the Religious Significance Madame Bovary‚ a novel by Flaubert’s was filled with many different consequences to all sorts of actions‚ unmoral and disgraceful acts; especially for Emma. The majority of Emma’s life is filled with sin; she is an adulterous‚ lying woman who ends up taking her own life. Her life is disgrace as well as a mockery of religion. She starts off as a Christian. From a young
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Nous quels sont? D’où sommes-nous venus? Où allons-nous? Ils sont les questions nous devons nous demander constamment. The La Belle Époque era erupted a series of self-reflecting questions such as the ones mentioned above. A prominent symbol of the La Belle Époque era‚ mirrors sought to bring forth the answers. Mirror is defined as an object with a surface that has good specular reflection; that is‚ it is smooth enough to form an image by Wikipedia. A simple‚ straight forward approach to a very
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"The Jewelry" by Guy De Maupassant is about a young‚ clerk who falls in love with what was thought of as the "ideal" good woman‚ because of her saintly qualities. Her beauty had charm of angelic shyness; and her smile always seemed a reflection of her heart. She seemed exactly what any man would want and wanted to spend their life with. Madame Lantin had only two flaws‚ her love for theater and her passion for false jewelry. As time soon told this love struck gent‚ these were not her only flaws.
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1． That the new managing editor rose from the publications soft news sections to a leadership position is more of a landmark in the industry than her being a woman. A. her being a woman B. being a woman is C. her womanhood D. that she was a woman E. that she is a woman 2． In a leveraged buyout‚ investors borrow huge sums of money to buy companies‚ hoping to pay off the debt by using the company’s earnings and to profit richly by the later resale of the companies or their divisions. A. by
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In "The Piece of String‚" a short story by Guy De Maupassant‚ the main character is a peasant named Maitre Hauchecome. Maitre Hauchecome was a frugal‚ innocent and offended man. A poor man from Breaute‚ Maitre Hauchecome was a thrifty Norman who believed that everything with a purpose should be picked up and saved. His outlook on life ended up costing him his reputation. An adjective that could be used to describe him would be frugal. Maitre Hauchecome was not wasteful or lavish. He spent his money
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Analysis of Guy de Maupassant’s "Old Mother Savage" We are all taught that our identity lies in the roles we play throughout life‚ in other words‚ in our actions. William Shakespeare wrote‚ "All the world’s a stage / And all the men and women merely players. / They have their exits and their entrances..." (As You Like It‚ II‚ vii). Whenever people act outside of their parts; whenever we miss our entrance‚ our identity is challenged. This can be seen everyday in all walks of life and in all arenas
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