Discuss with reference to the themes, how the
story ‘The Little Match Girl’ brings out the pathos of
the Victorian Society? (250 words)
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Andersen portrays in this tale not only a realistic and crude view of society in Victorian times children were not regarded the same way people regard them nowadays. Instead, they were viewed as ‘miniature adults’ and were usually used for cheap labour Andersen takes advantage of these strong social differences to leave a moral teaching at the end able to transcend difficult situations t6hrough the power of imagination.
The girl, suffering from the cold and ignorance of the people around her and maybe as a result of these, is still capable of imaginig certain things that full of Christmas food and her grandmother’s loving face.
Andereson describes the social stratification of Victorian times in just a few sentences. During this historical period, while the ‘middle class’ emerged and took over an important percentage of work places, the ‘under class’ grew resentful of both aristocracy and middle class, remaining unemployed and living in poverty. Although Andersen does not explain the girl’s background, he denotes social differentiation by opposing the extremes. The reader understand that the girl and her family stand on the less fortunate side , and also gives him/her an idea of their social impediments. Nevertheless, it can only be assumed that the story is set during Victorian times, mainly because Andersen lived during this period.