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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“Through the tunnel” The calm beach is a place for kids to jerry but‚ the wild bay grows him up and the tunnel show him death above all. The older boys/teen boys have shown jerry a need to grow himself up. Jerry see each of the boys run and jump into the water. The he tries to jump like they so did. With more and more jumps the older boys go into a cave of beauty and lots of danger. Jerrys thinks‚” wow they have been under the water for so long”! 110‚ 111‚ 112‚ 113‚ 114‚ and 115. “Are they dying
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Brothers Are The Same and Through the Tunnel have a lot of similarities. Both of the stories are trying to prove a point on some ways kids enter their adulthood. Being tested on certain subjects and specialties. In this case it’s courage strength and bravery. Courage strength and bravery can always have different ways of being proved. In the story Through the Tunnel Jerry a kid that sets his self a task to go through to know he is not scared and is brave enough to actually do what the older
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“It is through symbols that man consciously or unconsciously lives‚ works and has his being.” (Thomas Carlyle). Symbolism is used all around the world. This is a way to communicate beyond 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
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Doris Drugdealer was arrested for drugs and sentenced a ten year. She was free for 34 years until the police found her fingerprints. Her family wants the governor to allow her clemency. 2. Doris grew up to be a nice and clean lady. She sold drugs when she was 19 and escaped for prison. She believed in ethics and there is a risk every day of your life. Doris Drugdealer changed from being a drug dealer and started to give attention to your family and friends. She showed love and care to them
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Doris Humphrey [pic] Doris Humphrey is recognized worldwide as one of the founders of American modern dance. Her main to the technique of modern day dance lies in a unique approach to movement based on the fall and recovery of balance. Due to her great influence to the modern dance world‚ her work continues to be taught‚ and performed to this day. [pic] Doris Humphrey spent the early years of her life studying and teaching dance in Chicago. In the year 1913‚ at the age of 19‚ she opened
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Decisions to Use International Financial Markets Oct. 21‚ 2014Decisions to Use International Financial Markets As a financial analyst for Blades‚ Inc.‚ you are reasonably satisfied with Blades’ current setup of exporting“Speedos” (roller blades) to Thailand. Due to the unique arrangement with Blades’ primary customer in Thailand‚ forecasting the revenue to be generated there is a relatively easy task. Specifically‚ your customer has agreed to purchase 180‚000 pairs of Speedos annually‚ for a period
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"Through the Tunnel‚" "The Bridge‚" and "The Scarlet Ibis" share many things in common. "A seed that bears two vines" could be used as the theme for all three stories. Though‚ "Through the Tunnel" and "The Bridge" share the vine of life. "Scarlet Ibis" bears the seed of death. "The Bridges" could be summarized into (overcoming difficulties can make you grow.) Similarly to "Through the Tunnel" its theme is that "Growing up can be difficult‚ everyone has to go through it." "The Scarlet Ibis" theme
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The Tunnel A British short story published in 1982 Becoming adult is a difficult process. While you are in a stage when you have to find yourself‚ which can be very hard itself‚ you also want to be on your own. Entering adulthood often implies rebellion within different fields. When we are starting to create our own identity‚ we are young naive and people you are great within the beginning often go in a completely different direction. Often because of our totally different backgrounds. In “The
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The Ego Inside In today’s society‚ it can be a challenge to blend in. In Doris Lessing’s article‚ “Group Minds”‚ she tries to emphasize that people need to be cautious about group compulsion. The article was to demonstrate how human beings will go against their own belief in order to please the group. The aspiration to fit into a group is something humans tend to need moreover want. Many feel the need to belong to a group in order to avoid the emptiness they feel. When people are in a group‚ they
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