Moth had appeared several times in this book. Whenever Rahel got fear from something, description about moth represented the fear she was getting. "A cold moth unusually dense dorsal tufts landed lightly on Rahel's heart. Where it's icy leg touched her, she got goosebumps. Six goosebumps on her careless heart. A little less her Ammu loved her."(pg.107) This is the quote from the incident when Ammu was mad at Rahel because of Rahel said something inappropriate.