The Death of the Moth by: Virginia Woolf

Even though this story was a little bit confusing and hard to understand, it became easier when I read it the second time. In her essay, Virginia Woolf is trying to make us see smaller things as precious part of our lives. She desires that human beings know that life is beautiful but it is also a struggle. She encourages each of us to fight for whatever we want in life without giving up. She portrays all this messages through her story with the moth, who struggled and encountered many boundaries in a windowpane but never gave up. In her case, she found out that life was precious just by looking at the little moth trying to make his way trough. She explains that at one point she felt pity for him but then once the moth was settle she completely forgot about him and it was when she noticed that the moth was almost dying. The ultimate message of her story is that death is part of the cycle of life and that no matter how many attempts we make, death will always find its way. I really like her story because sometimes humans don't appreciate what they have and we should be able to appreciate and respect everyone no matter the size. Her message was very strong but I loved the way she put together the story to come up with it.