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. Jerry‚ 12 years old does not like to
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In the beginning of the story‚ the introduction between his mother and Jerry are distant as Jerry wants to play at the bay but does not want to leave his mother‚ and his mother cares about him to much but still wants him to have fun instead of being to overprotective under her influence. Jerry’s mom does let him go but sends him a worried smile that he might get hurt but if he does not get hurt he will have fun. Jerry is unsure about this and during the time he was playing‚ he thought about it the
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written by Dorris Lessing‚ tells us about a boy named Jerry who craves the satisfaction of acceptance. Although‚ he realizes his self-satisfaction is enough praise. Lessing’s purpose for writing this story is for readers to understand that sometimes you don’t need to have other recognize your achievements to feel good. That the internal feeling of triumph should be enough for you to feel like you have reached your goal. For example‚ Jerry‚ the main character first wants to be like the other boys
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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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Buddhism DBQ While there were many positive reactions to the spread of Buddhism‚ such as Zong Mi‚ A Buddhist scholar‚ discussing the perfect society created Buddhism‚ there were also many negative responses (Doc. 5). Han Yu‚ for example‚ was a Confucian scholar who believed Buddhism would weaken the government (Doc. 4). As Buddhism spread‚ many scholars and government officials had positive comments. Chinese scholar‚ Zhi Dun speaks in favor of Buddhism when discussing Nirvana and the steps one
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the readers and make them feel what the character is feeling. All of the themes tie together evenly to each specific part Jerry explains about his life. The first theme used within this story is isolation. Regardless of who you are‚ most people have felt isolation at one point in time during their life. Anyone can really relate to this theme the author used in this play. Jerry feels isolated from the world because he has no one to turn to or talk to. No one really knows if he chooses to be like
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events may lead up to a point of maturity or jump start one’s gradual coming of age. In Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel‚” the idea that certain circumstances cause the development of maturity is exemplified through a young‚ English child named Jerry. Lessing uses symbolism and Jerry’s conflict to augment the story’s theme --coming of age. Throughout the story‚ Lessing uses symbolism to corroborate the theme of coming of age. For example‚ Lessing paints a picture of a “wild and rocky bay” that
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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. In the beginning of the story an external conflict appears when Jerry wants to be independent of his mother
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is Jerry’s only real ally in the novel. The Goober is a peaceful figure who hates strain and contention and gets along with Jerry who shares Goober’s mild behavior (Cormier 100). The chocolate sale‚ however‚ drives a wedge between the two’s easy friendship. Goober responds with fear and apprehension when Jerry relates his plan to refuse the chocolates. He entreats Jerry to appease the school and sell the chocolates‚ and Jerry’s empty response to Goober’s plea starts the division in their friendship
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Symbolism and Naturalism in Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story Author(s): Rose A. Zimbardo Reviewed work(s): Source: Twentieth Century Literature‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 1 (Apr.‚ 1962)‚ pp. 10-17 Published by: Hofstra University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/440743 . Accessed: 03/02/2013 22:44 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps
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