Virginia Woolf Death Of The Moth Summary

In “The Death of the Moth,” Virginia Woolf describes her experience of watching a moth in the window. Woolf takes time to pay attention to every detail involving this moth in the window. She starts out describing the moth as content with life. She defines the day as an opportunity for pleasure and talks about the lack of change the moth has. She goes on to describe the motions and eventually begins to see the moth dying in the window. She talks about the constant struggle the moth had to fight and how it finally gave in and let death win. The question at hand is whether Woolf depicts death or life as a stronger force. Woolf illustrates the fight between life and death for the moth. She describes it as marvellous and pathetic. She talks about