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How can a society both create and deny a monster? In 1989, Doris Lessing published The Fifth Child, a book about a couple who take on way more than they can handle with debt, a large family and an ideal life that they think will make them happy; but in the end, destroys everything. Traditionally, we think of monsters as having evil intent to harm or ugly appearances, but the older we get, the less obvious monsters become. Through her story, Lessing make us reflect deeply on how monsters function

Rocks are universally accepted as symbols of strength and stability, but a small percentile of people would disagree. Doris Lessing would fit into the few, as the motif of rocks in her short story, “Through the Tunnel”, are associated with society inflicting modifications and instability upon individuals. The main character Jerry’s initial goal is to travel through a tunnel in order to fit in with the older and cooler kids. During his journey, he encounters or utilises rocks in three different instances

the facts that are presented by Gramsci, Raymond and Althusser, regarding the growth of the theory of cultural hegemony that is typically originated from Marxist ideas and the post colonial theory, it is indispensable to apply this to the novels of Doris Lessing. The novels of Lessing are written mostly about women who lived in the colonial countries and have experienced the problems of the colonizer and repercussion of colonization. The novels chosen for this research are The Grass is Singing, The

Can’t Trust Anyone (An analysis of No Witchcraft For Sale by Doris Lessing and it’s 3 messages) Racism is the main culprit for fighting among not only American citizens, but those in foreign countries. The issue has progressed but still has a great deal of improving to do. In recent years and months many have begun take stands against racism and the unfair ways they have been treated. Doris Lessing wrote novels and short stories that challenged the mainstream beliefs of those in Southern Africa

The American dancer and choreographer Doris Humphrey played one of the pivotal roles in the development of the modern dancing. Humphrey with her deep contemplation of the possibilities of human body movement and its unique expression invented the new vocabulary of dance movement, built on the principles of the equilibrium and graceful gravity fall and recovery technique. The legendary dancer based her choreography on the constant search of the body equilibrium nuances and its principles. Using these

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. The symbolism of the color brown and the struggle of Jerry going through the tunnel represents the signs of maturity. Jerry describes the boys as having “burned smooth dark brown” skin

The most creative of contemporary British writers and the recipient of more than twenty literary prizes and awards, Doris May Tayler was born in Kermanshah, Persia and grew up in Southern Rhodesia until 1949. She came to England with the youngest of her three children and with the manuscript of her first novel, The Grass Is Singing. The novel was published in 1950, and gained its author immediate success. Since then she has never stopped writing, producing a huge number of novels, short stories

at the end of what he could do… he feebly clutched at the rocks in the dark, pulling himself forward, leaving the brief space of sunlit water behind. He felt he was dying. He was no longer conscious” (Lessing 5). “Through the Tunnel,” written by Doris Lessing, follows the summer of a young eleven-year-old English boy named Jerry. For many years, Jerry and his mother visited this beach, getting to know many of the other families there. One year, however, Jerry had begun to lose interest in the

“Through the Tunnel” It is widely known that through childhood and adolescence growing up is not only inevitable but also difficult. In the short story “Through the tunnel” the author, Doris Lessing shows this through the main character, Jerry, and his journey in becoming more independent from his mother. Although the journey was difficult in the end, Jerry has matured as a person and does not need his mother to constantly be with him; but she becomes a place where he knows that he is safe. In

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