Blog Entry II Woolf

Virginia Woolf's essay, "The Death of the Moth" creatively portrays the inevitability of death through the use of narration and symbolism. The author describes her encounter with the moth and recalls the memory of it passing away on her window sill. Woolf paints a picture of the little creature and how, "the body relaxed, and instantly grew stiff. The struggle was over. The insignificant little creature now knew death." Through this mode of writing, the audience is more intrigued and more compelled to continue reading because the moth represents human beings. Woolf is able to capture the reader's attention and foreshadow death in their life through the symbolism of the moth.