French

Activity 1

How does Ugolin try to convince himself that the people coming up the hill are not the new owners of Les Romarins?
How do Ugolin’s impressions of Jean and his family reinforce the theme of The outsider versus social order?
Does the fact that the family is musical reveal much about them? How does Pagnol use this fact in this extract and in the rest of the novel?

Activity 2

You are Jean and you write a letter of approximately 200 words to your colleagues at the tax office to say how you feel about your move to the country.