Symbolism in "The Death of the Moth"

Reading this story was very powerful I believe because of the massage it brings out. The meaning and the moths symbolism are up for interpertation. Some may see the moth as nothing but that a moth. Others may see the wide use of metaphors and grasp its true meaning. Soma may even be able to surpass my visions and see deeper meaning than I did. When I read this passage my dear friend was told he had contracted HIV a day later. I asked him to read it and he, although sad from his condition, greatly enjoyed the passage. I hope you readers do as well.

One can read "The Death of the Moth" by Virginia Woolf by clicking HERE.

How does Woolf incorporate symbolism into her essay?  What is her message in this essay?

In Virginia Woolf's essay death of a moth she uses the moth itself to be symbolic to us humans and life in itself. The message in the essay once the symbolism of the moth is understood is quite clear. The moth flies from side to side on the window pane and the settles once more as everything around the moth continued unaware of its movements. This can be compared to our everyday lives and how although we may stop and stand still or pass away, life continues without us for everyone else. At first she doesn't care much about the moth but later feels sympathy towards it as it laid on its back trying to get upright, she helps it and it eventually dies in that position. She states “Just as life had been strange a few minutes before, so death was now as strange." This shows that she believes that life, such as death, is recognized by us all.

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