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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Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing Conflicts can arise in many ways. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ an eleven year old boy named Jerry is vacationing at the shore in France. Feeling lonely and bored he wanders off to a rocky beach to join a group of French boys‚ older than he‚ who are diving and swimming there. As a foreigner he finds himself ignored by them‚ but discovers they are swimming through a long underwater tunnel and he is determined that he will do the same someday
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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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Bond University ePublications@bond Working Through Communication Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 7-1-1998 Chapter 2 : Persuasion‚ structure and language devices Mary R. Power Bond University‚ Mary_Power@bond.edu.au http://epublications.bond.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? article=1002&context=working_through_communication&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.google.iq%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dlanguage%2Band%2Bpersuasion%26source% 3Dweb%26cd%3D5%26cad%3Drja%26ved%3D0CEoQFjAE%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%
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Cory Wynn Ms. Abell English 8 29 September 2006 Growth through Change: The Fall from Innocence into Awareness Growing up is an inevitable part of life. Since the beginning of time‚ starting with Adam and Eve‚ during this period of maturing‚ the body starts to grow‚ and mentally‚ the mind begins to develop‚ seeing life with a new perspective and realizing the harsh realities of the world. Just as a toddler must eventually learn to ride his bicycle without the training wheels‚ all people
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Emerson’s tone‚ to some people might be snobby‚ or pretentious. But Emerson’s tone is not snobby at all. He is expressing what he thinks “men thinking” or being an intellectual scholar is. Yes‚ Emerson is very blunt and you could even say harsh. “...but there is no scholar without the heroic mind. He is very blunt and he is opinionated. That is how authors should be. Authors should have their personal opinions and should not be shaken when others have opposing ideas. They should stand by
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Ralph Venuto Venuto 1 Professor Sindy Finkelson Argument and Persuasion November 5‚ 2013 Ending Marijuana Prohibition “Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are‚ they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore‚ I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession
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families. Over the past two and a half years‚ I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my own country and around the world.” She shows competence with her knowledge and expertise to the audience. Aristotle states‚ “Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think they are credible.” Besides the words she is saying‚ she shows respectable charisma‚ and she appears to have a high level of confidence during
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