CLASS 9
THE LITTLE GIRL
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Question
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It was morning and the little girl was no longer cold,
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The little girl died and entered heaven with her grandmother.
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Her grandmother found her and took her home.
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The little girl feel asleep and someone gave her a blanket to stay warm.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. What does it mean, “with her grandmother she had entered on the joys of a new year"? It was morning and the little girl was no longer cold, The little girl died and entered heaven with her grandmother. Her grandmother found her and took her home.
Detailed explanation-2: -What kind of relationship existed between the girl and her deceased grandmother? The little girl’s grandmother was dead but was the only person whom she remembered fondly. She has been described as the only one who loved the little girl. It seems that the little girl used to hear stories from her grandmother.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the visions of the little girl warmth from cold (warmth of love), good food and a better life were the wishes made by her. Her vision is also symbolic of the girl’s soul ascending into heaven. Matches have an important role in the story.
Detailed explanation-4: -So the New Year’s Eve is a symbol for the beginning of a new life (after death) of the girl in heaven. The last evening of the old year was the last evening of the girl’s miserable life. The new year brings glorious changes to the girl’s life which others have no eyes to see.
Detailed explanation-5: -She is described as “the only person who had ever loved or been kind to the child.” In the Little Match Girl’s vision of her kind grandmother, the grandmother carries the girl to heaven-the girl has in fact died, but the vision of her grandmother has comforted her and brought her to a better life in heaven.