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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Lesson Title: Risk-Taking‚ Challenges‚ Rites of Passage in “Through the Tunnel” Course and Grade: Sophomore English‚ 10th Generalization: Risk-taking (facing challenges) is often a rite of passage into a new level of maturity. This lesson is important since students have‚ and continue to‚ take risks for various reasons: to impress others‚ or to prove something to themselves. It’s important for them to become reflective about their risk-taking: which risks are worth taking‚ and what are good or
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Everyone achieves something in their life regardless the goal. A typical achievement in today’s society is getting through high school. Getting a high school education can take you many places‚ for instance‚ college and beyond. In this case‚ a boy was perceived as childish and immature by some older boys whom he always saw playing together in the bay. He intended to find out what they would do for fun so maybe he could join in. They were great swimmers and Jerry‚ the young boy‚ was not a great swimmer
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overcome. The longer someone takes to understand why the pieces can’t fit‚ the longer it takes to reach the end goal. For an individual to move beyond adolescence‚ he/she must learn from obstacles to ultimately reach adulthood. In the short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ Jerry is confronted by challenge of choosing to swim underwater to impress a group of boys at the beach. In the video The Wonder Years‚ the main character Kevin Arnold faces a problem of getting
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Poverty (NCCP)‚ “between 20% and 30% of adolescents have one major depressive episode before they reach adulthood”. Adolescence can be a very difficult‚ and sometimes dangerous‚ time. In the short story‚ “Through the Tunnel”‚ by Doris Lessing‚ the stages and hardships of adolescence are shown through the mind of an eleven-year-old boy. The author uses symbolism and imagery to portray the theme that transferring into adulthood is a difficult stage. The author uses the calm beach and the rough bay for
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Do you believe that a place can mean something more? The story through the tunnel talks about a little boy that goes to a beach with his mother‚ where he discovers a tunnel that at the end of the summer will mean something more. In through the tunnel‚ Doris Lessing demonstrates that a setting can influence a character‚ how the setting can also create a conflict and how imagery help us to imagine better the story. When a little boy goes to the beach with his mother he sees a promontory so he decides
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Journey Through the Tunnel "America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom‚ responsible government‚ and human equality" - Adlai Stevenson I can still remember that feeling when my mother and father had told me we were moving to America‚ part of me felt as if time had stopped and the other part felt excited to start a new beginning . I couldn’t decide whether this life-changing
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The Quest to Conquer The main character‚ Jerry‚ in Dorris Lessing’s short story “Through the Tunnel” is an adolescent boy. The story illustrates Jerry’s struggles with fear‚ independence‚ maturity‚ and self-confidence. Jerry’s main conflict is his internal war between determination and fear. To win this battle raging on the inside‚ Jerry first has to overcome the obstacles he faces on the outside. Crushing the external hindrances he faces will determine whether or not Jerry is able to conquer the
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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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character in short story "Through the Tunnel" written by Doris Lessing is Jerry. Jerry is an interesting character because he is a determined‚ reckless‚ and maturing boy. The author portrays Jerry this way in "Through the Tunnel" to show a young English boy’s rite of passage from childhood to adolescence. Firstly‚ Jerry is an interesting character as he is a determined boy. Jerry finds the tunnel through the natives and resolves to "find his way through the cave‚ hole or tunnel‚ and out the other side
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