"I wanted to go where the moths were"

This statement from "The Moths" represents two conflicting theories associated with the moths' purpose in the story. The first theory is that the moths represent Life and regengeration, the second theory holds that the moths represent death and decay. "I wanted to go where the moths are" suggests that the moths are flying higher to greater things that are are unattainable to the narrator if she is stuck on earth in her present life. The releasing of the moths represent the release of spirit and the life and regenertion associated with it. On the other hand, this statement could also represent the theory of death and decay, the moths being defacted as waste and symbolizing the hopelessness of life on earth.

Jamie L