A moth is like a empty and soulless creature, similar to a harbinger of death. The phrase located above already tells us that the mother is either near death or already dead. Veins are are vessels within the body that transport blood throughout our body, keeping us alive, the fact that the veins of the moth are already 'thin' can imply that its body is not receiving enough nutrients, blood and oxygen for it to survive, therefore its close to death. The skin of the moth is also 'prickled' telling us that it is dry and old. Moths don't tend to have a long life span, thus they die quite quickly. (They don't have a meaning in life, making them lifeless, it's as if they are already waiting for their death to come quickly)
' Flattened and pinned and dead' - bounded and trapped
The moth is currently pinned down on it's wings and flattened by a glass case. This shows us that it is trapped. This can relate to Kingshaw being bounded by Hooper, due to his constant terrorizing. Furthermore as Kingshaw's mother also does not believe in many of her own son's tales about Hooper, Kingshaw doesn't have anybody reliable to turn towards, thus trapping him from gaining any help. When something is 'Pinned down' it means stabbed down, for instance a needle is used to prevent something from falling off or getting up. It is possible that Kingshaw is unable to get up and get free from Hooper's frightening actions and presence, thus Kingshaw is 'flattened by Hooper's pressure towards him and will slowly die like a moth.
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