Death+of+a+Moth

[|Death of a Moth by Virginia Woolf]




 * Assignment:** Read this essay by Virginia Woolf and write a reaction to this piece. I'd like for you to try to tackle one of these three analysis areas:

For example: "Also, when there was nobody to care of to know, this gigantic effort on the part of an insignificant little moth, against a power of such magnitude, to retain what no one else valued or desired to keep, moved one strangely."
 * Analysis:** Take one line from the essay and take the line apart. Examine how the line can relate to a larger idea.


 * Connect to your Life:** Retell an experience where you witnessed first hand the fight that someone/something had during their last moments. How did this struggle affect your perspective?


 * Synthesis:** While Woolf is observing the death of the moth, there are everyday events continuing uninterrupted outside. What is this contrast supposed to represent?