The Death of a Moth

Everyday, we all see moths struggling to save their own lives. In this story, Virginia Woolf expresses her emotions and feelings while she watches a healthy, living moth turn into a helpless, dead moth. As Woolf sits by the windowsill, she describes to the reader what is taking place outside of the window as well as what the moth is doing. The significance of the story is to reveal how Woolf views the world at this time in her life. Being the reader, I see that Woolf is struggling with her life and she wants to slow down time, she wants to sit and watch a little part of life fight for his own life. She is concentrating deeply on the moth’s life but at the same time she is focused on the details on the life outside. As the reader, I feel as if Woolf is relating her life to the moth’s struggle to stay alive as the moth hits window to window. But also, Woolf is viewing the outside world as her getaway, as she describes everything so perfectly to the reader. As a reader, the story makes you think about your own life and how we don’t even acknowledge the little things in life: a moth fighting for its life. After reading the story, I will now look at every aspect the writer is expressing to the reader. The part that stands out to me most is how Woolf is talking about the moth’s fight for its life, that everyday I take for granted.