In Virginia Woolf’s “Death of a Moth” she is describing a small portion of time that changed her perspective. This story makes me think she is writing about how she feels inside. She is sitting at her desk and sees a moth inside trying to get out. She may feel like she catches people’s attention but is trapped by her shyness. I believe she is trying to express her feeling through the moth. The moth is trying so hard to get out of this window that it dies. Maybe she is trying so hard to get out of her comfort zone that she feels that it is killing her. As a writer after reading this I feel like I need to be more descriptive while I write, try to get every detail I can think of.
I agree with everything this reader stated. But by reading it, it led me to think that Woolf is scarred of what people think of her. She's not just trapped by her shyness, she's scarred of anything and everything people might think. If you look back to how Woolf described the moth- the uniqueness of it's appearance and how it floats from the corners of the windowsill- it seems Woolf thinks she is like the moth, unique and different. Therefore she worries about what others thing of her and she is scarred they dont understand her true self.
ReplyDeleteMcKenzie, I love your point about detail, and I think was a great thought process to start pondering on what had Virginia Woolf feeling so trapped? Way to think out-of-the-box!! Who knows - maybe getting out of her comfort zone was a serious thing she faced. Great thoughts. Your post started some good conversation. Nice! I also think your commenter makes a good point about Woolf feeling "unique" as well.
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