Death Of The Moth Symbolism

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Symbolism comes into play in Virginia Woolf’s story “The Death of the Moth” by portraying life and death, and how it comes to be. While we as humans obviously have more extended lifespans than those of moths, readers can visualize what is a true realization for us all in the end. Humans will seek to do their best, love their friends and families, pursue career advancement, and more. As a species, we, for the most part, have vitality and wish to live meaningful lives day after day. Nevertheless, there will always be one constant looming overhead for every second of it. The inescapable darkness that is, indeed, death. I believe this symbol of life and death, light and dark, and the unfortunate, yet inevitable grip of death is what the author

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embrace of death have in common? Most likely nothing. Nevertheless, these two themes are essential to Virginia Woolf and Annie Dillard’s narrative essays, “The Death of the Moth” and “The Death of a Moth”, represented in each case by a moth’s death as an objective correlative. In both essays, the objective correlative is established using both rhetorical and literary devices in a holistic manner to create a comparison between each abstract concept and a concrete image. Throughout “The Death of the Moth”…

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David Harvey

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