I. Detailed outline
II. Sample essay
Outline witnessing the little match girl's scene on New Year's Eve
I. Outline retelling the story of The Little Match Girl (Standard)
1. Introduction
Introduce the character 'I' as the witness to the heartbreaking death of the match-selling child.
2. Body
- Setting, Meeting Time
+ A freezing cold night, snow falling heavily, New Year's Eve
+ On the sparsely populated street, where the narrow walls converge
- Circumstances
+ The pitiful match-selling child receives no sympathy or assistance
+ Frozen limbs, bare feet, uncovered head
- Conversation between 'I' and the match-selling child
+ The once well-off child now faces poverty due to family bankruptcy, harsh life, loss of grandmother
+ Father's constant scolding, verbal abuse, forcing to sell matches
+ Hungry, thirsty, freezing, devoid of affection
- The matches struck by the child
+ First match struck → Warm hearth
+ Second match struck → Lavish dining table
+ Third match struck → Glittering Christmas tree
+ Remaining matches struck → Image of grandmother appears to comfort the child's soul
- The death of the match-selling child
+ The child falls, her legs giving way on the cold, snowy ground, a smile of contentment on her rosy face.
+ Cause of death: Hunger and cold; due to the indifference, apathy of people
3. Conclusion
The life message that 'I' conveys to everyone.
II. Sample essay retelling the story of The Little Match Girl (Standard)
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