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Living to Die, or Dying to Live
February 25, 1996
This essay was originally written in February of 1996 for a composition class that I took at a local community college while completing my third and final year of high school. The original text has been edited to correct spelling and grammar. In truth, this essay is more of a collaboration between Betsy and I. She had take the class from the same instructor the year before. Many of the concepts discussed are largely extrapolations and enhancements of ideas she expressed. She got a B+ on her version; I got an A on mine :).
Annie Dillard, the author of "Death of a Moth" and Virginia Woolf, the author of "The Death of the Moth" have different perspectives on the subject of life and death. Annie Dillard sees the value of life, especially in one's death. Virginia Woolf, however, seems to perceive life as pointless and meaningless. It was merely a postponement of the inevitable to her.
Each author writes her essay at a different time......

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