“Through the Tunnel” Response to literature essay The satisfaction for ones self? Or the satisfaction of others recognizing? The short story “Through the Tunnel”‚ written by Dorris Lessing‚ tells us about a boy named Jerry who craves the satisfaction of acceptance. Although‚ he realizes his self-satisfaction is enough praise. Lessing’s purpose for writing this story is for readers to understand that sometimes you don’t need to have other recognize
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Max Lerner once said “The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.” Doris Lessing illustrates this point in her short story‚ “Through the Tunnel.” In the short story‚ Jerry‚ a young‚ English boy‚ finds himself by overcoming the obstacles of adolescence. As the story opens‚ readers learn that Jerry‚ who is on vacation with his mother‚ is eleven years old--a time during which many boys begin to distance themselves from their
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In “Through the Tunnel‚” Doris Lessing is the theme. The author uses Jerry‚ mom‚ and the setting to develop the theme. The theme is growth requires risk and struggle. Doris Lessing‚ talks about this creative short story that talks about Jerry‚ 12 years old‚ an English boy‚ has a goal set and he is on a mission to swim through the tunnel for two minutes and has to work hard to achive it. Jerry‚ the young English boy helps build the theme as he shows determination‚ hard work and a positive mindset
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Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing The narrative constructs an eleven-year old English boy‚ Jerry‚ who is on holiday with his mother in the South of France. He encounters a group of older‚ native African-French boys swimming along the beach. When they disappeared by swimming through an underwater passageway to the other side of a large rock in the ocean‚ he feels left out and rejected. Jerry makes it his goal to swim through the passageway to prove to the older boys his manhood‚ even if it meant
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railway system as a major transport method as well. Unlike during colonial times‚ Sri Lanka’s railways are being run continuously at a loss because the government has filled it with excess labour and been unwilling to revise the fares to economical levels. The result is that year after year the tax payers are called upon to bear the bill and that bill amounting to on average some 4 to 5 billion rupees per annum is sufficient to run six universities of medium size in the country. So‚ the quarrel is
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Increasing Company Strength Through Wellness Grand Canyon University LDR-615 July 7‚ 2013 The company that I will be speaking of is my current employer Grand Canyon University. My official position is Director of Performance Athletics and the Recreation Center. My main function is to lead the training of the 22 intercollegiate athletic teams. We will be entering our first year as a Division 1 athletic program. In my four years one of the main goals were to move to a division 1
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Albert D. Conton III 005411079 AMST 360 Film Analysis Break on Through In the 2001 film Legally Blonde many gender stereotypes that have evolved from American popular culture during the last century are portrayed. From the over the top embracement of the girly-girl culture and the expectations of women in America in the 21st century to the time tested typecasting of the males role‚ this movie covers all the bases. Women and men in America have always had to live up to society’s notions
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Through The Tunnel In this story‚ Through The Tunnel‚ there are three settings that all symbolize something different. The safe beach symbolized him still being a child. On the safe beach‚ his mother was there to protect and be there for him. The wild beach was where Jerry wanted to go. It was taking a step out into the world to him. He wanted to be free and become a man. The journey through the tunnel symbolized Jerry going from a child to an adult. He challenged himself to go through the tunnel
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Tanner Sack Mrs.Willett English I‚ Period 5 3 December 2012 Keeping Your Head in It Doris Lessing’s short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” teaches the reader that if you put your mind to something‚ you can achieve anything. The universal theme is revealed through the dynamic struggle of the protagonist and the vivid imagery of the setting. In the beginning of the story‚ Jerry meets the native boys‚ who show him the tunnel. The native boys see one of the older boys swim
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APPLE COMPUTER INC.: - CORPORATE-LEVEL STRATEGY REVIEW - A review on the strategy adopted by Apple Inc. at corporate level to ensure that the company remains at the forefront of the electronic media industry either in terms of innovation and range of products . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An analysis was done on Corporate-Level Strategies adopted by Apple Computer Inc. (“Apple Computer”) that has brought tremendous success to the firm since it started. Apple Computer started off in 1976 by Steve Jobs
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