Question

The cldren in victorian society were not only orphaned but also deserted neglected and abused .give evidence from the story to prove the statement

Answer 1

the children in the Victorian society were not only orphaned but also deserted neglected and abuse they were used as cheap labour.
the match girl in the story is poor and motherless. she doesn't get any affection of love from her father but is sent out in the biting cold to sell matches. she becomes a victim of child labour and of physical abuse at the hands of her father. she decides to spend her last night in the snow outside rather than going back home.