"The Little Match Girl" is a classic work by the famous Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, telling the story of a little match girl who burns a box of matches in order to heat and find comfort on the cold Chinese New Year's Eve, but freezes to death on the street after the last match is extinguished. Although this story is simple, it contains profound morals and feelings, which make people can't help but be moved and sad for the fate of the little girl. So, what was the mood of the little girl when the match went out?
1. Helplessness in life.
The little girl's life is extremely difficult, she has no warm home, no loving relatives, not enough food and clothing, she can only sell matches on the streets, and endure hunger, cold and contempt for a meager income. Her father was a tyrannical drunkard who would have been beaten by him if she hadn't sold matches. Her mother had died, her sisters had died, and she was a poor child who was alone. There was no joy or hope in her life, only endless pain and despair. When the match is extinguished, her heart must be filled with helplessness about life, and she may wonder why her fate is so miserable, why she can't have a happy family and a happy childhood like other children, and why she can only survive in such an environment, waiting for death to come.
2. Nostalgia for fantasy.
The little girl's fantasies were her only solace, and she saw the scenes she longed for by striking matches, and she saw the warm stove, the fragrant roast goose, the splendid Christmas tree, and the kind grandmother. These fantasies made her feel a trace of warmth and happiness, made her forget the cold and suffering around her, and immersed her in a beautiful dream. Her fantasy is her yearning for life, her desire for love, and her pursuit of beauty. When the match is extinguished, her heart must be filled with nostalgia for her fantasies, and she may wonder why her fantasies can't become reality, why she can't stay in those beautiful scenes forever, why she can only wake up in such darkness and face the cruel reality.
3. Relief from death.
The death of the little girl was her relief, after the last match was extinguished, she saw her beloved grandmother, she knew that her grandmother had gone to heaven, she also wanted to go to heaven with her grandmother, she believed that there, she could get eternal peace and happiness, she could get rid of all pain and troubles, she could be with her grandmother forever. Her death is her struggle against life, her insistence on fantasy, and her pursuit of beauty. When the match goes out, her heart must be filled with relief at death, and she may wonder why she is afraid of death, why she does not dare to follow in her grandmother's footsteps, why she does not seek that better world, why she does not embrace that warmer embrace.
To sum up, after the match is extinguished, the little girl's mood is complicated, including helplessness about life, nostalgia for fantasy, and relief from death. Her mood is a sad beauty, a poignant poem, a silent cry. Her mood makes us feel her helplessness and loneliness, but also makes us feel her courage and strength, and also makes us feel her innocence and beauty. Her mood makes us heartache for her fate, but also makes us admire her spirit, and let us bless her dreams. Her mood makes us reflect on our lives, makes us cherish our happiness, and makes us pursue our ideals. Her mood moves us, makes us think, and makes us act.