the limits and explain some things in a whole new different way. The author Doris Lessing uses this type of figurative language in her story “Through the Tunnel”. This is particularly evident in the settings such as the beach‚ the bay and the tunnel‚ which represent different stages in life. The beach is the first setting presented in the story. This represents Jerry´s or anyone´s childhood. This is illustrated when Doris states‚ “Once he saw that his mother had gained her beach‚ he began the steep
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Through the Tunnel- Doris Lessing 1. The inner journey that the boy takes on his self-imposed physical rite of passage is his transition from childhood and emerging into young manhood. This transition is mostly symbolised in this short story by the Jerry’s experience of preparing to go through the tunnel after watching the other boys swim through the tunnel. Jerry practised holding his breath in order to get over the first barrier in achieving his desired destination‚ the light at the end of the
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An interesting 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
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•Questions and answers •Quotable quotes •Main fiction elements •Vocabulary 1) Author’s Biography • Doris Lessing was born in Iran‚ but grew up in Africa‚ which was where the story was set. • Her mother was very strict and was obsessed with raising a proper daughter‚ the boy in the story is most likely based on Doris Lessing’s own mother because the boy is very controlling. • Most of Doris Lessing’s stories were based on humanity or a struggle to understand the world‚ this fits in with the story
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_"To Room Nineteen"_ I plan to argue "To Room Nineteen" by Doris Lessing for an audience of professors interested in the field of psychology and it’s affect on women’s lives‚ stating that the cause of suicide for Ms. Dubois is not because of the social judgments and perception negatively that impacted Susan’s domestic responsibilities but rather the lack of emotion within her life and her relationship with her husband‚ because she could live up to the ideals valued by culture and beliefs but deep
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The Golden Notebook By Doris Lessing Plot Summary: "Knowing was an ’illumination. ’ During the last weeks of craziness and timelessness I ’ve had these moments of ’knowing ’ one after the other‚ yet there is no way of putting this sort of knowledge into words. Yet‚ these moments have been so powerful‚ like the rapid illuminations of a dream that remain with one waking‚ that what I have learned will be part of how I experience life until I die
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Contemporary Literature Written Report On The Short Story: The Mother of the Child in Question By Doris Lessing Submitted: 01/15/2013 The Mother of the Child In Question is one of the short story collections in Doris Lessing’s book “The Real Thing: Stories and Sketches” which is the first new work of fiction from her since her highly acclaimed novel‚ The Fifth Child. The stories and sketches in this collection penetrate to the heart of human experience with the passion and intelligence
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yellowish and long. He is not a pretty baby. He has a heavy-shouldered hunched look with his hair growing in an unusual pattern. He had focused greeny-yellow eyes. When he was born his mother even said‚ “He’s like a troll‚ or a goblin or something (Lessing 49). Ben is never quite accepted into the world. Because of his temper tantrums and scaring of the other children David and Harriet’s family force Harriet to let Ben be institutionalized. Ben had many acts of violence such as killing a cat and a
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effectively. The texts I have chosen and think support the above idea well are “This Lime Tree Bower My Prison” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and “Journey to the Interior” by Margaret Atwood‚ along with the interesting short story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing. The composers of these texts have used a range of techniques to involve their audience in the journey. The ideas in these texts are conveyed clearly by the composer’s effective use of language techniques. There are three main areas to a journey
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English Period 11 10/20/13 Task 1 In the selection‚ “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ a young English boy called Jerry struggles with his dependence on others. At the beginning of the story‚ Jerry is dependent on his mother. For example‚ when he goes to explore the promontory rocks‚ he keeps looking back for his mother. “When he was so far out that he could look back not only on the little bay but past the promontory that was between it and the big beach‚ he floated on the buoyant surface
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