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“The Last Lesson”, beautifully brings out the human tendency to postpone the learning of things feeling there is plenty of time to do so but they don’t realize when the doomsday will dawn and bring an end to our hopes and aspirations.  Franz is scared of going to school that day as his French teacher Mr. Hamel had announced a test on participles which he has not learnt. Although, Franz wants day out of the school and enjoy beauty of nature- the bright sunshine, the birds chirping in the woods, but eventually plans to go to school.  On the way, he passes through the Town Hall and sees the huge crowd around the Notice board. He does not stop as Bulletin board served all bad news, lost battles, the drafts and orders of the commanding officers. He sees Prussian soldiers drilling but resists.