Hans Christian Andersen – The Ugly Duckling

Hans
Christian Andersen – The Tinder Box

Answer these
questions based on what you just read:

• Where was the entrance to the mysterious
  hall?

• What could the soldier bring back from the
  hall? What did the witch want him to bring back for her? 

Hans
Christian Andersen – The Ugly Duckling

“The
Ugly Duckling” has been described as Andersen’s most “confessional” work. Read
the story and then research his life. Afterward, write how you feel that “The
Ugly Duckling” is a metaphor for Hans’ life? In your analysis, make sure to
include common characteristics between the author and the story’s central

character
and how you think Andersen decided to use the “ugly duckling” to tell his
story.