critical appreciation of the story the little match girl
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"The Little March Girl" is the story of a girl who is very poor. During the harsh winters and the snowfalls, she even is deprived of a pair of shoes. The matches which she was supposed to sell were all with her. She was not able to sell any of them. She was feeling cold and hungry. She was afraid of going back to her home as her father would beat her for not being able to sell the matches. In such a painful situation, she sees the vision of a Christmas tree, roast, and her grandmother. These are the things which are most dear to her. On Christmas Eve when she was all alone she viewed these things. The little girl died in hunger, cold and in loneliness. In this way, the story ended in a tragic note. In the story "The little March Girl" the author had used dream hallucination and the method of fairy tale to depict the inner desire of the girl. The situation of the girl is also interpreted using the technique. The threat which undergoes in her mind as she was not able to sell the matchsticks focuses on the Victorian society. Child labor was gender discrimination was one of the major phenomena of Victorian society. The visions of the girl about her reunion with her grandmother reflect her inner desire for happiness. The dreams of roasted geese, a beautiful Christmas tree and her loving grandmother shows her desires and wishes of her life.