Virginia Woolf's Death Of The Moth

Annie Dillard, the author of "Death of a Moth" and Virginia Woolf, the author of "The Death of the Moth" have different perspectives on the subject of life and death.

Contrary to many people, including Woolf’s, beliefs, death is not the end of life. The moth becomes bigger than itself. It was a normal moth, yet its untimely death benefitted Dillard. Though reading a book may not be considered great, Dillard enjoys it, and would not have been able to enjoy it without the ultimate sacrifice performed by the mere moth, which became bigger in a single moment.

lines 316-317) This quote explains how stepping on the butterfly can make such a big impact as the years go on. The dead butterfly represents the small action and later on, in the story, they realize there was a change in the present day. The change in the

“O yes, he seemed to say, death is stronger than I am.” This is the last sentence of Virginia Woolf’s essay, The Death of the Moth, in which Woolf describes to her readers the cycle of life and the struggles that she faced because of the psychological issues that she possessed. There are various correlations between the moth in Woolf’s essay and her own personal life. What exactly is interpreted by the actions of the moth and the events that occur is a matter of opinion. One may ponder the question, “why had Woolf chosen to write about a moth, instead of a more intriguing subject that relates to her life?” What, if any, significance does the moth have towards Woolf? While these questions may leave a reader unsatisfied or perplexed, Woolf

Moths, being a small insignificant creature, can possess an immense amount of energy when given the will to live, as they struggle trying to beat seeing the light. Virginia Woolf, in her essay “Death of a Moth,” emphasized how life is precious, as it can be instantaneously taken away from you, so you have to live life to the fullest, and to never give up hope. Throughout her essay, devices such as imagery, in addition to a certain syntax, and depressing tone, are used for the audience to understand her purpose of writing this essay.

While consuming its environment, the caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive. One thing it notices is how much the world shuns him but praises the butterfly. The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness and the beauty within the caterpillar.

Much of life is over thought and overlooked. Society has pushed humans to care about everything in the world, rather than what is actually important. People do not stop and smell the roses anymore, instead people scroll, click, and tap away much of their lives. Fortunately, when people do stop caring about irrelevant big ideas and being caring about the little things, people begin to see things from a new light. Many authors, such as Virginia Woolf, have help remind humans to stop and appreciate the little things in life. In The Death of the Moth, Woolf explained to the readers that by stopping and taking a moment to examine life in its purest form, people will realize the vital aspects that they have missed before. Realizing vital aspects that a person may have missed before will allow people, like Woolf in her own story, to understand it is the simple things in life that make a person truly

Even though I tend to like the gory nature of a gruesome death, I don’t favor Dillard’s piece over Woolf’s. I ask myself why that is? Why do I prefer Virginia Woolf’s The Death of the Moth to Annie Dillard’s The Death of a Moth? The answer I conclude, is that I have biographical knowledge of one over the other. The personal background on Woolf allows me to better understand the writer and, thus, the possible meaning of the piece. I will read and interpret what I believe a piece is about, but I like to find out what the author’s story is. With the author’s story in mind, I will reread and see what she may have meant based on their life story. I know Woolf’s story and can empathize with her, in doing so, better understand the deeper meaning of

Many believe that “The Death of The Moth” was Virginia Woolf’s suicide note as it was the last essay ever published from her. But it was published by her husband, Leonard Woolf, in the year 1942, a year after her death, as Brackett, who wrote so details about Woolf wrote “Leonard would see to the publication of Virginia's final novel later that year and began the enormous task of organizing her many works. He released various edited editions of her essays as well as selections from her diaries” (Brackett). As Leonard Woolf was the one to publish Virginia Woolf work for her many believe that he did this as a tribute to his wife, as Leonard was a witness in most of Woolf times of depression. But many believe that “The Death of the Moth” was her suicide note is to the reason Woolf wrote, “Just as life had been strange a few minutes before, so death was now as strange. The moth having righted himself now lay most decently and uncomplainingly composed. O yes, he seemed to say, death is stronger than I am” (Woolf). As her being the Moth she tells us in how she views life and death. In a way how the Moth was at the end of his life could mean he accepting death, as there was no escaping it. Such as one could see this as

Woolf incorporates symbolism in her essay by describing the moth as life and energy. "So simple a form of the energy" and "taken a tiny bead of pure life and decking it as lightly as possible with down and feathers, had set it dancing and zig-zagging to show us the true nature of life" quoted from the essay. Another way she incorporates symbolism is by describing the months journey to death. Woolf also describes the scenery, the horses, and the farm itself. The month had traveled from one windowsill to the other.Flying from one end to the next. Eventually it's movements become awkward. The month wasn't filled with much "life or energy". It stops flying until it can't anymore. Slowly excepting it's death after fighting it back for as long

Sophia Fortune CCR 092 King October 31, 2017 Summary Response of Virginia Woolf’s “The Death of the Moth, In the "Death of a Moth" by Virginia Woolf, Woolf compares the wonder of life and death by using a moth as an example of the simplicity of life and death and that we need to accept the inevitable of life and how death fallows, though putting up a fight is an essential part of this whole process. Describing a mostly overlooked creature, a moth, as it exists in nature, particularly on the September day. Woolf unable to concentrate, captivated by the moth, but yet also distracted by the work going on in the fields and the movements of the birds in the background. Considering the moths life "pathetic," especially as this is not a real moth because it flies during the day.

Virginia Woolf was an extraordinary author that was born in London, 1882. Woolf wrote many novels during her lifetime such as “Mrs. Dalloway” and “The Waves.” She was considered one of the greatest twentieth-century writers that wrote non-fiction. Virginia Woolf committed suicide in 1941 at age fifty-nine due to severe depression.

Within the very first line of the poem, readers are already asked to question the importance of a fly’s presence juxtaposed to the death of the speaker. In this opening line the

Life and Death is basically a circle of destruction and creation – and nothing is exempted from that vicious cycle. It is a perverse and endless phenomenon that is both beautifully tragic as well as unnecessary.

In the story, “The Moth” the main character, who is the narrator, grandmother passes away. This is significant because she, the narrator, was very close the grandmother. She spent a lot of time at her house with her. Her