Bursting with life and vitality, Abuelita’s house is a place of growth in The Moths. In stark contrast to the violence and alienation she feels in her own home, the narrator flourishes in this environment. It is a particularly female space as the plant life around the house can be seen as a sign of fertility. This place of peaceful rejuvenation provides a much needed escape from her own patriarchal home, where she feels deeply misunderstood. Abuelita herself provides a different model of womanhood than Amá, who has given into a life of beatings and oppression by her husband. She shows the narrator a different way to live- a way that a woman can thrive and grow.
Leslie Bowen
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