The Little Match Girl
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The Little Match Girl is a poignant fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a poor, freezing girl whose hopeful visions appear as she strikes matches on a cold New Year's Eve.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Matchgirl | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated film
ⓘ
ballet ⓘ opera ⓘ stage play ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| author | Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climax | girl lights all matches and sees her grandmother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endingTone | bittersweet ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Dansk Folkekalender for 1846 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas story
ⓘ
fairy tale ⓘ tragic fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | various illustrators in different editions ⓘ |
| hasMoral | society should care for the poor and vulnerable ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Christmas literature
ⓘ
socially conscious children's stories ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the little match girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistStatusAtEnd | dies from cold and hunger ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in most countries ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter | the girl's grandmother ⓘ |
| recurringImage |
Christmas tree
ⓘ
roast goose ⓘ warm stove ⓘ |
| settingPlace | unnamed city ⓘ |
| settingTime | New Year's Eve ⓘ |
| theme |
child neglect
ⓘ
death ⓘ hope and despair ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| visionMotif | matches revealing comforting visions ⓘ |
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