In Virginia Woolf's "Death of a Moth," her significance for writing this piece is to show how important and short life really is. People take life for granted everyday and the things we are blessed with. When she witnessed the death of this hard working moth, she felt sorry for it and wished she could help it. The moth had shown so much life and beauty, even though it was only a moth, that it put her life into perspective and  what she could bring to the world. She showed that she had a very dull and boring life in what seemed like a trapped room in her house, while she could look out her window and she what was going on in the world outside. The moth spoke to her when she saw how fast and easily death can come, and you might not even no it. It showed her the life that was going on right outside her window and she might not have even noticed it before the experience. This story affects me as a reader because it shows everything, no matter how big or small, makes up the world and contributes to it. We need to be more grateful for the things and people we have around us. It effected me as a writer because it shows me the detail that can be put into writing and that you really can write about anything. The detail in the story about this little moth stood out to me the most.
Mallory Parrish