Through The Tunnel Doris Lessing Analysis

The first act of destruction on the island follows the idea of the diseases and fallen human nature, is the pushing of the boulder. After three of the boys have noticed the boulder, they decide to ‘accept the challenge’, which they succeed in doing so. The fact that they didn’t need to remove the boulder from the mountain portrays the fact that the smallest things that the boys notice in their way have to be somehow destroyed. This displays the temptation in which the island is leading them to, as if they are obsessed by the thought of destruction in these early stages. The pushing of the rock symbolises the naturally destructive instincts that loses the innocence inside the children who are immediate to disturb the harmony of the island, following Golding’s theories. The islands reaction to the rock is through the forest shaking ‘with the passage of an enraged monster’. Golding uses the word ‘monster’ to describe this, to imply that the boys have let out a metaphorical beast onto the island which portrays the evil inside of the boys beginning to become exposed and their evil nature beginning. Furthermore, this portrays the battle between the diseased mankind and the natural world starting to corrupt the island.

The rocks symbolized that there was a piece of the mountains with them and that every time they stepped out the door they could feel and see the freedom that they would get if they endured. “They also represented inevitable forces.” This being that no matter how much they disliked what had happened to them there was nothing that could change it. The rocks where going to stay where they were put for as long as they are told to do so. Even if they wanted to be a part of the mountain they were told that they

It says how the stone is “the token of preposterous time” meaning the rocks is what will take part of the future savagery of the boys, it is what will eventually contribute to the boys becoming savages.

In Jerry's journey through the tunnel in the story "Through the Tunnel," the author chooses words that create a sense of danger and suspense. As he enters the tunnel, he has to turn his shoulders sideways, "wriggling" them in order to get in. Already the tunnel feels claustrophobic, and although it seems he has room to swim once he in inside, Lessing describes the area he is in as "small" and "rock-bound" -- although Jerry is just inside, it is already as if he were trapped. The water is "yellowish-grey," an unpleasant color that may set the reader on edge with its imagery. The water "pushes" him up against the roof, it is unforgiving and unpleasant. The roof itself is "sharp," showing the reader that although Jerry is not yet having trouble breathing, the tunnel is still unpleasant. Then, as Jerry moves forward, a "sharp pain" dizzies him as he knocks his head, and he is suddenly "without light," a distinct transition from the yellowish-grey water at the opening of the tunnel. The use of "weight" to

My group chose scene one at page 24. The initial interpretation that we had was to use the rock as the sense of responsibility that all of the group members were buckling under. We showed this by having the characters stand in a circle, each with one hand in the middle, raised above their heads, with them converging on one point - where the rock was. We did this to show how each character is attempting to pass on their responsibility to other people - the group is trying to blame Adam’s death on others. We also thought that it would be quite interesting to point out how the group are avoiding culpability (each character drew their hands away from the rock, one at a time). The rock could also have been interpreted as a symbol for the solidarity of the relationship between all of the group members. We developed on this idea through having Phil attempt to pass the rock to other characters when he was saying his dialogue, by gently kicking the rock towards a specific character; he was trying to make others reprehensible, instead of himself. To further this idea we used the medium space, levels and proxemics and had some of the characters react to Phil trying to palm off the responsibility by moving away and also saying something. I chose to have my character laugh it off and use body language to show how he wasn’t bothered with what was happening (turning away, while fiddling with my hands to show how

The characterization of Jerry illustrates the stages of maturing and becoming independent. In the beginning of the story, Jerry is depicted as young and immature. The immaturity of Jerry is shown when he is trying to capture the older boys’ attention. In order to capture their attention, “he began splashing and kicking in the water like a foolish dog.” This action conveys that Jerry is still immature, and wants to join the older kids. After seeing the boys pass through the tunnel, Jerry also wants to pass through in order to be a part of their group. In order

“By Achieving this awareness, they come to perceive reality differently; by broadening the horizon of their perception, they discover more easily in their background awareness the dialectical relations between the two dimensions of reality,” (Freire, 115). Paulo Freire’s, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, was written over three-thousand years after Plato and his own work, The Republic, but the two contain very similar messages. Freire proposes to his readers that the oppressed are being dehumanized. With this dehumanization follows a lack of education and the oppressed peoples understanding of liberation. Although modern terminology such as ‘banking education’ and ‘problem-posing’ replace creative stories of caves and shadows figures, many of Plato’s

After Jerry had watched the older boys go through the tunnel and leave the bay, he was left alone again. He then dived back in among the “fanged and angry boulders,” (3). This personification emphasizes a negative connotation that shows how frustrated Jerry is at this point in his adventure. He felt like he boys were “leaving to get away from him,” (3), which only further supports the notion that he feels alone and has no clue what to do. However, after he decides to get goggles, he ran right back and dived into the bay once more.

One of the first ways that the setting has an impact is on the characters. In the beginning, Jerry is on the safe beach but wants to join the older boys who are diving. As he swims, Jerry sees the older boys jump from the “promontory” into the water (2). Although Jerry is not with the boys, he knows that he could jump into the water just like the boys in the story. This part, the promontory, is one of the first pieces of setting that has an impact on Jerry. Another way the setting impacts the character occurs when the painful salt water is making it hard to see the tunnel and where he is going. When Jerry is underwater he could not tell which way, he is going or were the tunnel is. Although Jerry could have given up when he faced this part of the setting and left, he realized that he could fix this problem by getting goggles from his mother. His maturity level picked up when he did this. It shows that he wants to succeed with the process getting through the tunnel. When a person is mature, he can often look at things differently. For an example

The Allegory of the Cave is written by the brilliant mind of Plato. In the famous dialogue, Socrates, a well known philosopher, teaches to a student, Glaucon, about gaining wisdom and enlightenment. He uses the cave and the prisoners as an analogy to help make his argument more clear and understandable. It questions those who have knowledge and their responsibilities. Those who have knowledge may not realize that he or she plays an important role in society and its future. Their role involves appreciation, morals, and betterment for society. When someone gains wisdom from an experience, he or she should be morally obligated to pass on the wisdom to others because it can overall benefit society.

Pink Floyd illustrates this by showing the students tearing the brick wall which represents unleashing of individuality. Pink Floyd illustrates the idea of it not too late to stand up against oppression and think for one’s self. Thoreau writes, “All men recognize the right of revolution” which means that every person has the right to take charge over their life. And give in to the demands of the oppressor.One must decide for one’s self to follow their conscience and dreams.

Ortega begins the article by explaining differences between man and stone. “The stone is given its existence; it need not fight for being what it is – a stone in the field. Man has to be himself in spite of unfavorable circumstances; that means he has to make his own existence at every single moment. He is given the abstract possibility of existing, but not the reality,” (Ortega 267) this is a strong claim to state but it is evident that man’s being and nature are not completely the same, “because man’s being and nature’s being do not fully coincide,” (Ortega 267). Man is not a rock; he is not given existence and cannot depend on the nature around him to define his existence. It is necessary for man to create his own existence at every moment, because without this created existence, although he is physically standing there, there is a real debate on whether or not he truly exists. This initial idea is broad, but with later thought it can be recognized that the stone was created and

In this horror story the initial image of the stones does not match up with their violent significance at the end. The use of the stones to kill Tessie Hutchinson represents how dangerous it can be to become blind to a tradition. The rocks show how the members of the town are acting barbaric and treat the lottery like it is a game. Throughout the story Jackson portrays the gathering of the stones as an innocent children’s activity. As the text states, “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones … ” (Jackson 1). Nothing in this scene of the story suggests what the deadly stones will soon be used for. Instead, the children choosing the “smoothest and roundest stones” make it seem like the rocks are going to be used for entertainment. Throughout the story “the pile of stones in the corner” remains in the background while the villagers prepare for the lottery. The villagers go on with their everyday small talk and routine, in the text it reads, “Soon the men began to gather...speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes” (Jackson 1).

Moreover, the use of prehistoric metaphoric images is directed at the audience to help them better embrace and value a new concept or idea. Some speakers use metaphors because they are a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare). In one particular part of the speech, personification is given to the rock, implying that it be capable of "cry out". It gives the figment of your imagination that the rock is conversation to the person and informing them that it is there for the individual to use as "ground" to place on, but not as a guard. The rock says that he is here to help struggle, but not to conceal the person from their

Many people have a place that symbolizes something in their life. Some take a moment to picture that place and what it symbolizes to them. In the film Dead Poets Society, there are multiple things that symbolize something about the students lifestyles. The movie is about teens, specifically boys, who go to a very conformed school. They gained a new English teacher who cares deeply about them and changes their view of life.