This essay was surprisingly interesting . The title, as boring as it sounded, intrigued me for some reason. I guess I was trying to figure out what the author was going to say, immediately I thought about how insignificant a moth is and wondered who would waste their time writing about a nasty bug? But that is just what the article in a way poked fun at. Just as Elijah said, a moth seems so insignificant yet so full of life. The essay brought the journey of a bug to life. Perhaphs the author was trying to shed light on how we as humans take life for granted and the moth, as pointless as he is, lived his life to the fullest. He was trapped inside a small room of four walls, and he explored it all. He fluttered from side to side, with the vibrancy of life running through his veins. Maybe this was not the authors point, and maybe I am generalizing, but that is how the essay spoke to me. Also, perhaps she was showing how short life is, or how much death is a part of life. There are many ways to go and many ideas can be perceived, but overall I am so impressed and inspired by the way Virginia Wolf captures the reader in a story about a moth. That is when you know you have become a successful writer, when you can write about an insect and still, readers will love what you wrote.
Someday, I hope to master that talent.
Jillian
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This essay was very descriptive, but bored me at times. I could not understand why she did not just help the moth, but I have also read about someone that wanted to help a butterfly as it struggled to make its way out of the cocoon. When he helped, the butterfly was unable to fly, since its wings did not gain the strength necessary to fly, and it died because he could not fly. The person that tried to help became sad.
I enjoy watching bugs. Sometimes I watch them struggle to get back outside, but cannot go through the window. Other times, I let them out, but then there are those times that I point them out to the cats and watch the cats have a ball playing. Which is worse? And how insignificant is it anyway?
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