Write a 11 page essay on London in the 1900s as Depicted in A Little Princess.This essay discusses the concept that Sara’s approach toward others is founded upon her Indian teaching is reinforced th

Write a 11 page essay on London in the 1900s as Depicted in A Little Princess.

This essay discusses the concept that Sara’s approach toward others is founded upon her Indian teaching is reinforced through the characters of Ram Dass and Mr. Carrisford in their compassion toward the little girl in the right-hand attic as compared to the English reception of her. Not limiting themselves by social sanctions or scruples, the two men conspire to provide Sara, and Becky by association, with some of the small comforts deserved by every child and that had been so severely withheld from Sara. The Carmichael children seem very sympathetic to the little beggar girl who was no beggar, but this can be attributed in part because of their father’s close work with the Indian gentleman and in part because of their recognition from Sara’s speech that she was not brought up in the streets.

In the end, the message Burnett seems to be attempting to get across was the message that a less rigid class structure was necessary in order to foster a tendency to treat people based upon their true human value. The culture in England, though, had become much more focused on the bottom line, the money that could be made and the costs incurred in attracting it. As a result, status was awarded based more upon wealth and political power or positioning rather than character or compassion. By allowing Sara to live ‘happily ever after’ and bringing the likes of Miss Minchin to humiliation, Burnett effectively makes her case for the importance of character over wealth and the benefits of ‘foreign’ influences.