How is the story "The Little Match Girl" an interplay of contrast?
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As this pathetic child freezes, she lights a match for warmth. She envisions herself 'sitting before a large iron stove, with burnished brass feet and a brass ornament at top. The fire burned with such blessed influence; it warmed so delightfully.' It doesn't take much to make the little match girl happy as she's able to imagine something so much greater than her reality. If she can be grateful for the warmth of a match, what do most of us have to complain about?
As this pathetic child freezes, she lights a match for warmth. She envisions herself 'sitting before a large iron stove, with burnished brass feet and a brass ornament at top. The fire burned with such blessed influence; it warmed so delightfully.' It doesn't take much to make the little match girl happy as she's able to imagine something so much greater than her reality. If she can be grateful for the warmth of a match, what do most of us have to complain about?
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