CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -From the above passage it is clear that the little girl was all alone in the vast world. She only had one person in her life who gave her immense love and that too was not alive. It was none other than her grandmother.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: No, the story of ‘The Little Match Girl’ is not based on true events. Instead, the girl represents all the children who are cast aside because of their perceived worthlessness. During Andersen’s time, children were commonly used for labor, and they had no one to look after their rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the matches are gone, the girl freezes to death, and her grandmother carries her soul to Heaven. The next morning, passers-by find the girl’s body with a smile on her face, and express pity. They do not know about the wonderful visions she had seen or how happy she is with her grandmother in Heaven.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.