Serenity Rene: Through The Tunnel

Stargirl was another fantastic book Jerry Spinelli. He added interesting characters, such as, Leo the quiet and shy one, Stargirl unique and fun one, Dori Dilson Stargirl only friend, Archie the wise and elderly one, Kevin Leo’s friend that likes the stoplight, and Hillari Kimble the popular bratty one. This book takes place in MICA, Arizona. Now, in paragraph one I will discuss the plot of Stargirl. Next, I will talk about the theme in Stargirl. Finally, I will evaluate Jerry Spinelli`s job on the novel Stargirl.

The settings are important in a story because they tell where and when the story takes place. A reader should always focus on the setting, so he will not get lost in the story. In Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel,” the story focuses on a boy named Jerry trying to accomplish something very difficult while his mother wants him to stay safe. He sees some boys swimming through a challenging tunnel and he tries to go through the tunnel to impress them in order to become friends with them. The setting in “Through the Tunnel” has an impact on the characters, the plot, and the symbols.

In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing the main character Jerry is young and sees a group boys do something that he finds interesting, Going through the tunnel. The problem is he is too young and too weak to do it. The boys were Judging and excluding him and it made him sad. Jerry used the negative actions of the french boys as motivation to set a goal of swimming through the tunnel before he leaves. Although Jerry is not physically strong or mature he has a large amount of mental strength and uses what should be his weakness be his strength.

A part of maturing is finally doing things independently without the supervision from parents. In her short story, “Through the Tunnel”, Doris Lessing conveys the concept of maturing through becoming self-sufficient. Lessing uses characterization and symbolism to show that being self-reliant is a part of growing up.

Julia is “glowing in darkness” both internally and externally. She embodies a mix of uneasy emotions exuding a desperate front. She looks out onto the train tracks desperately seeking

The story of Sarah touched the lives of many characters in the book “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana De Rosnay. Sarah had such a profound impact on every character in the book, whether it is the scarring and unforgettable memories they have of her or new information they have gathered from the past. Julia invested her entire life into finding out more about Sarah, her life, and what happened to her after a daring escape from a concentration camp. She sacrificed her marriage and many personal relationships because she cared so deeply and passionately about Sarah and what had happened to her. Julia blocked out all of the negative opinions and people telling her to stop and worked nonstop to learn the truth, to never close her eyes on the past. The brutal past of Sarah left a

In “Under A Painted Sky” Stacey Lee describes why the character needs to go to California for her Mom’s bracelet. The theme of “Under A Painted Sky” is the story of two girls who have to grow up early due to life’s circumstances as they try to survive a journey to follow two different dreams that were heading the same direction. it is about family, loyalty, friendship, survival, faith, and romance. Stacey Lee’s story “Under A Painted Sky” describes Sammy making friendships and surviving her journey to California. She faces many events in the story, for example meeting three people, Cay, Peety, West that helped her travel. In conclusion, Sammy faces many events in the story. In “Under A Painted Sky” the author explains friendship, family,

Tone is stated to be something that is “a general tone or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, ect…” Tone helps represent the writer or Narrator’s point or feeling throughout a story. In “Sixteen” by Maureen Daly, the Narrator of the story is a 16 year old girl talking about love and how blind people can be because of it. “Through the Tunnel”, by author Doris Lessing, on the other hand, is about an 11-year-old boy who creates his coming of age story by, literally, swimming through a tunnel. The distinction of plots and settings in these stories couldn’t be more different but similar tones throughout the stories almost bind them in a way. Similar tones in “Sixteen” and “Through the Tunnel” are:

She began to find herself wanting to stay in the house to read instead of going out to play. She first started reading to escape from the problems of her daily life. She would read books about black history, religion and love. When she becomes old enough to date boys she begins to read books about pornography, not knowing that these books were not fit for a girl her age. Then she begins to pleasure herself in private, but after her sisters catch her she begins to feel ashamed and never does it again.

As I was saying one of my main focuses were characters. One the character that was mostly focused on was Terra. My first thoughts on Terra before reading the book was, she must be a snobby little rich kid who was perfect and had everything she ever wanted, after reading the first chapter...I was wrong. I couldn’t believe this gorgeous girl had something to hide which was... a birth mark. Everyone has birthmarks in different places but hers was on her face. Right there it’s a problem, a problem with insecurities that everyone has. Except her causes her to hide it and be someone who she isn’t, and that is something that should be expressed because that small thing makes a person unique and different in their own way. Another person who had a major impact in this book was Terra’s father.

Mia takes readers on a captivating journey, trying to navigate the ups and downs of middle school while simultaneously trying to deal with her sick cat and her newly diagnosed synesthesia. Wendy Mass has written a whole host of other books as well, all of which have relatable characters and captivating themes. Although none of the characters are quite the same, and none of the themes are completely synonymous, they all share the same basic trait: connecting with readers. One such book is Every Soul a Star. The book has three main protagonists: Ally, a girl who has lived with her family on an isolated campground, Bree, a tween who has grand plans to be a supermodel, and Jack, a middle school student who is failing his science class. They all meet on Ally’s campground to watch a rare solar eclipse, and in the process change each other’s lives as well as their own. One of the major themes of the book is that friendships can form in unlikely places. Many of Mass’ books have a similar theme to this, although no two are in the exact same circumstances. Even though the theme is not exactly the same as in A Mango-Shaped Space, they are both very moving, very influential

Renea Walker is a screenwriter, editor, and author. She enjoys writing message-driven stories with a twist of drama and comedy. Her stories target a strong sense of forgiveness, love, hope, and real-life situations. She enjoys bringing a real sense of reality to each story she writes and creates. Her educational background entails a Bachelor of Science in Digital Cinematography attained from Full Sail University, graduating class Valedictorian. She has several pieces of writing registered with, The Writers Guild of America and one children's book self-published through Create Space.

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