Alexander The Great Obstacles

Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history; by the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander was one of the greatest generals of all time, noted for his brilliance as a tactician and troop leader and for the rapidity with which he could traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries, and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements would never have been attained if he was not determined to pass all the obstacles presented before him. His unwavering determination brought him his achievements. Similarly but on a much smaller scale, Jerry, from "Through the Tunnel", accomplished
Jerry, a callow youth, was on a vacation with his mother, a widow. Jerry's mother has an impregnable instinct of protecting Jerry, which is implemented not only by her parental impulses but the loss of her husband. On the first day of the trip, the child already has an urge to dive into the salty waters of the ocean. All day "as he played on the salty beach... he was thinking of [the wild bay]" (Lessing 76) yet he restrained himself. The only reason why he was restraining himself from diving into the deep ocean was his conscience in going against his mother. While his mother was not a physically a barrier she was still nonetheless an obstacle for Jerry. Only due to his absolute determination was he able ignore his nagging conscience and pass the parental obstacle. His determination enabled him go out "fast over the gleaming sand [and] over a middle region where rocks lay like discolored monsters under the surface [into] the real sea- a warm sea where irregular cold currents from deep water soaked his limbs" (Lessing 78) that was consider dangerous to his
The author of "Through the Tunnel" uses vivid details to emphasis the toilsome exercises Jerry had to consistently abide in order the hold his breathe long enough to attempt the tunnel. Every night "his nose bled badly" (Lessing 83) due to the reason that "for hours he had been underwater, learning to hold his breath" (Lessing 83) during the entire course of the day. In order to achieve his goal, Jerry had to endure the ordeal of practicing numerous times consistently. While most people would have given up upon the first sight of their own blood, Jerry still unwaveringly persistent with his practices. Jerry was able to continue when others would most likely have given up, because he had steadfast determination in accomplishing his goal. Without his unwavering determination, Jerry would not have been able to persistently practice holding his breathe, especially when his practices caused his nose to bled every