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Symbolism In The Death Of The Moth By Virginia Woolf

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In "The Death of the Moth" by Virginia Woolf, Woolf details the struggles of a moth with life and death from an observers standpoint. While this story may just seem to be about a moth, it is about so much more. Woolf uses the moth and it's symbolism to convey her message that all living things are faced with struggles both in life and in death.

The moth flying from one side of the window pane to the other in it's "dance" (as described by Woolf) while everything was taken place outside the window symbolizes how all living things are infused with the same energy and purpose. I believe that the fact that the moth is stuck inside to symbolize one of the great struggles of life. This struggle is the truth that life will go on with or
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