Death of a Moth
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Life--the universality of it, observed on an extremely small scale--and the finality of death.
She seems to think of the moth as some thing (or someone) living its life. She saw it in its prime and watched it get old. Then she watched it die. All in just a few minutes. Something may be watching us in the same way.
The moth represents how the tiniest part of life (energy) can have the most intense desire to live (be recognized).
She has a great respect for the life spirit of the moth, as if she identifies it with a human spirit.
The moth represents one small, insignificant life in all its mediocrity and glory, much as the life of most human beings. Appearance, actions, history go under a sort of microscope, making the seemingly insignificant more grand...