your project to create a meaningful effect?) a I chose to explore the way that Doris Lessing displayed the theme of maturation by creating a mixtape of the development and evolution of music from 900 AD to 2014 b I also chose to explore the metaphors Doris Lessing used in his short story Through the Tunnel by using symbols in a film (such as a day to night to day time lapse to represent Jerry going through the tunnel) to represent the metaphors that were used in the story. c I also chose to investigate
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“Through the Tunnel” A risk that almost takes a life In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ there is a boy whose name is Jerry. He is a big mamma’s boy. In the story he goes away from his mama‚ and into the bay with his friends. Jerry and his friends in the bay find an underwater tunnel‚ and they all swam through except Jerry‚ but Jerry takes a dangerous risk. Then Jerry shows that he has matured because at the beginning of the story he really only talks and stays by his mom and now
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able to accept oneself. Self- acceptance is being pleased with oneself; not caring about other people’s opinions. If children do not learn accept themselves‚ then they will never be able to truly mature. For example‚ in the short story Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing the protagonist‚ Jerry‚ yearns to be like the older boys. He is juvenile‚ seeking to fit in; wanting to be approved by the them. He is persistent to prove to them that he can make it
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Whether its dressing differently or making your personality shine‚ many children feel like becoming independent from their parents. However‚ the path to growing up is never an easy one. Shown in Doris Lessings “Through the Tunnel”‚ she recreates this through the eyes of eleven year old Jerry‚ looking to become independent and fit in also seeing the obstacles he has overcame. In her story we see Jerry attempting to become independent from his mother after such a long time of sticking to her side
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In any individual’s lifetime‚ there are countless numbers of obstacles we must face. It is up to us‚ however‚ how we go about overcoming them. Throughout Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel”‚ she uses numerous literary techniques in order to make the reader sympathize for Jerry‚ the story’s protagonist. Most notably‚ Lessing uses a plethora of imagery to give a mind- blowing vision on what is happening. She also uses symbolism‚ which gives us a deeper meaning than what is on the surface. Not to mention
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Daly and in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ both of the main characters struggle through an internal struggle‚ which nearly destroys them both. Let me dive into more detail about this. In “Sixteen”‚ we follow a naïve teenage girl of the age‚ you guessed it‚ of sixteen. Despite trying to prove to us that she isn’t a dumb kid‚ she does the opposite and proves she is that dumb kid she worries she is. I’m sixteen and even I know she’s ignorant and hasn’t suffered like I have through life. This is
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Love is one of the most powerful emotions that will usually exist when everything else has gone. Therefore‚ it is really miserable when you have to let go of the one you love. In the short story “Flight” by Doris Lessing‚ we see how much the granddad loves his granddaughter‚ and how he does not want to give her up to someone else. This love comes to the granddad a lot of conflicts‚ he wants to keep his granddaughter but in the other hand‚ he has to learn and accept of letting go of his granddaughter
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We are first introduced to Mary as being an independent young woman. However Lessing’s character soon shows signs of being an insecure woman‚ who cares deeply what other people think about her. The reader is forced to sympathise with this self-destructing character. Throughout the novel Mary is described as being in a state of tension and under strain. Mary is unable to adapt to her new life on the farm with Dick‚ she is constantly longing for the town she left behind. The linear plot is about
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DORIS LESSING: THE GREAT NOBEL LAUREATE "…that epicist of the female experience‚ who with scepticism‚ fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny"- Doris Lessing ‚ as described by the Swedish Academy while awarding her with the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Not an exaggeration for a writer whose repertoire is as eclectic as the range of issues and concerns she explored. Her writings cover modernism‚ post-modernism‚ politics‚ socialism‚ communism‚
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group. In a lecture from 1985‚ Doris Lessings stated the human nature wanted to be part of a group. Being in a group made it inevitable that people would compromise their beliefs for the accepted beliefs. Everyone possessed opinions but the difference was how far‚ how long and how hard they would go to keep their opinions. In her lecture‚ she accurately described an embarrassing moment of “how often [people] said black was white because other people were saying it” (Lessings). She found it frustrating
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