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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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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Emily. Emily’s mother is shown as heartless when sending her daughter away‚ or not replying to her night terrors‚ dehumanizing her within the text‚ her name isn’t mentioned in a way to represent this further. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ a story about a boy (Jerry) becoming a man‚ and having to forget what others think and swim through the tunnel successfully‚ in the story Jerry’s mother is nameless as she is holding him back‚ her concerns are shown to be invisible when she asks
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Love is an extremely powerful emotion. Kiera Cass‚ David Benioff‚ Taylor Swift‚ and Doris Lessing all use love in their compositions. In The “City of Thieves” towards the end of the book‚ Lev and Kolya’s bond is extremely strong. Secondly‚ in “The Siren”‚ the love between the Ocean and Kahlen develops throughout the story. Thirdly‚ in “Through the Tunnel”‚ Jerry expresses his love for his mother. Lastly‚ in Taylor Swift’s video Taylor loves her crush‚ and he develops the same love throughout the
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In the short story "Through the tunnel"‚ Doris Lessing describes the adventure of Jerry‚ a young English boy trying to swim through an underwater tunnel. Throughout the story‚ the author uses the third person omniscient point of view to describe the boy ’s surroundings and to show us both what he and the other characters are thinking and what is happening around them. By using this point of view‚ the author is able to describe the setting of the story‚ give a detailed description of the characters
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The major theme in Doris Lessing’s short story “A Woman on the Roof” is female sexuality‚ which is juxtaposed with male aggression. The story happens one afternoon while three men work to replace gutters on a roof. They suddenly see a beautiful woman basking under the sun in a bikini bottom and only a small scarf tied around her breasts. They all watch her and Tom and Stanley saunter over now and then to catch a glimpse. The next day‚ the sunbathing beauty appears again‚ however‚ this time the scarf
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final project in your rationale (How did several decisions work together in 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)
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In Doris Lessing’s Our Friend Judith‚ society affected the author’s purpose by representing the disapproval people face when going against the majority and standing out. The main character Judith‚ a gorgeous intellectual female that appears to have a fear of commitment and letting people and animals become attached to her‚ would not let herself stand out on any conditions other than what she could have power over. Judith always had a natural look‚ and dressed in shabby clothing‚ constantly trying
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People are distinct individuals‚ but individuals do not live in isolation. Doris Lessing’s essay “Group Minds‚” talks about the human nature of belonging to groups. Humans‚ especially those in Western societies do not like to be loners‚ but rather enjoy being part of a like-minded group. Most people cannot stand being alone‚ so therefore they are always looking for groups to belong to (Lessing 307). No man is an island and individuals live in groups and teams and classes that come together with a
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The Real Thing by Doris Lessing: It’s a short story that Lessing relates to very old times. It is the title of Henry James’ novella written in 1899. It is very much likely that this text is in connection with James’ story. You have two different cultures and different approaches towards the same things. What is the problem? Why there is a distinction between American and British? What is wrong with the fact that Henry sees Angela or Sebastian talks about Olga? Perhaps they are trying to get along
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