Wednesday, August 24, 2011
"The Death of the Moth" Virginia Wolf
When I first began to read this story written by Virgina Wolf I did not understand why she wrote about something so insignificant as a moth. However, upon further reading and recalling the introduction, I drew the conclusion that Wolf was comparing herself to the moth. She spoke of the moth fighting to survive. Wolf found it so strange that something so small and that had nothing to live for, would fight so hard to stay alive. Wolf talks about the change in the moth from being energetic and full of life to then being faced with death. In my opinion this may be a comparrision to her own life. I think this because the introduction tells us that Virginia Wolf suffered from depression and soon died after writing this story. At the end of the story she speaks of the moth finally giving into death, which i feel like also is a comparrison to the writer.
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I completely agree. At first I was also confused as to why she was writing about a moth, but after reading further into it, and comparing what I had read to her small biography I came to the same conclusion. -Alex Temple
ReplyDeleteI agree as well, the author definitely was trying to say something here about her own personal struggles. This story does a good job in showing how you can express yourself through other images.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Gallagher
I think she definitely could have seen her own life through the eyes of the moth. Do you think she considered herself as giving up or as struggling "to the bitter end?" I wonder, don't you? Well done! -teachy teach
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