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About the Author: The Nobel laureate Doris Lessing is an African-British writer of the Post-War generation. She was born in Persia (Iran) on October 22, 1919 to Captain Alfred Tayler and Emily Maude Tayler. Lessing spent her early years in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). In South Africa she was involved in the Communist Party and black politics of violence. Lessing’s oeuvre incorporates such diverse genres as novels, short stories, poetry, drama, autobiography and other non fictional writing.

the “big boys” who spend their time in the “wild and rocky bay” rather than the “overcrowded and safe beach”. Wanting to fit in with them, Jerry tries his hardest to become like the boys and learns to become mature and independent in the process. In Doris Lessing’s novella, the author illustrates the challenges of maturation using imagery, symbolism, and characterization. The narrator’s point of view is portrayed by the descriptive words the author uses to describe the sharp contrast between the bay

Spiritual teacher and author Marianne Williamson once wrote “maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don’t see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.” In the Doris Lessing short story “Through the Tunnel”, the theme follows a similar idea. When a young English boy Jerry is vacationing with his mother, he spies a wild cove from the familiar beach where they are. With his mother’s permission, he goes and explores the cove, meeting some

were already aching. I kick my legs so hard I felt the burn. My oxygen supply is almost out when I reach the surface I am amazed. I had done it. Was this experience at Vogel pool similar to what Jerry the main character of “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing? Jerry is a believable character because he was motivated to swim through the underwater tunnel. Jerry an 11 year old boy is a believable character because he has feelings. As Jerry struggles to

The short story through the tunnel by Doris Lessing explores the idea of the struggles a child faces when growing up. Doris Lessing develops the idea of growing up and achieving self respect through 11 year old Jerry’s journey into adulthood. When we are introduced to Jerry in the beginning we see the first sign of his internal conflict. Jerry wants to go to the “wild and rocky bay,” however he is still a child and does not want to hurt or disappoint his mother, “Contrition sent him running

have experienced this feeling at some point in their lives. In “Through the Tunnel,” Doris Lessing tells the commonly known story of a young boy as he attempts to fit in. Incidents like these prevail as someone is growing up, and Karen Holleran, a literary critic, shares her views on the short story in her article “An overview of ‘Through the Tunnel: The Search for Identity and Acceptance.’” Conclusively, Doris Lessing incorporates Jerry’s characterization to express that one must get through hard

In “Through the Tunnel,” the author, Doris Lessing, writes about a vacation of a widow and her son named Jerry. Lessing turns Jerry’s and his mother’s relaxing vacation into a serious one with the tools of symbolism to unveil the hidden message of the rocky bay and the tunnel, vivid imagery of the tunnel, as well as similes and personification regarding Jerry’s attitude towards the adventure; moreover, the author creates an overall tone of determination and wonder to help construct the well-known

"You have to carry the fire. I don't know how to. Yes you do. Is it real? The fire? Yes it is. Where is it? I dont know where it is. Yes you do. It’s inside you. It was always there. I can see it." (McCarthy 278) "The fire" can be looked upon as a symbol of destruction and despair, because of how fires have ravished the landscape and destroyed everything in its path. The man and the boy are perpetually surrounded by ash and burnt things: houses, trees, and even bodies of the people who couldn’t

Modern dance has converted into the contemporary movements that teenagers and adults use to dance when they are in a certain event. But who were some of the pioneers that created this gestures? Throughout this essay I am going to talk about two of them, Martha Graham and Jose Limon who are the 20th century’s innovative artists in our dance culture. Her name is Martha Graham and is considered as “the mother of the modern dance”. As Alma Guillermoprieto has pointed out. Marta Graham was born in Pittsburgh

based off of. While the requirement and need for a motivation in life is significant towards having goals, succeeding in life and learning as a person, through that management differentiates individual's courses of actions from other individuals. Doris May Lessing an author for several diverse short stories, including a short story called “Flight” that demonstrates an excellent depiction of how the bond and connection between an old man and his favourite granddaughter, Alice is significant towards