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The two stories "Brothers are the Same" by Beryl Markham and "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing are both about growing up and entering adulthood. "Brothers are the Same" about a boy named Temas trying to prove he was tough and could be called an adult. In a similar situation in "Through the Tunnel" a young boy named Jerry is determined to go through an underwater tunnel that he saw some older French boys go through. He wants to accomplish this goal to prove to himself that he could do it . The

the early 50’s by Doris Lessing, is a short story filled with literary devices that create a coming of age story. On the surface, the story is about a boy named Jerry, an eleven-year-old boy, who is being raised by his widowed mother. They are on vacation on a beach at their usual annual spot. Jerry is faced with a challenge he desperately wants to overcome, by any means necessary. Doris Lessing uses symbolism and bildungsroman to portray the theme of coming of age. To begin, Doris Lessing uses many

Ice from the Twin Otter is historically and nationally significant for various reasons which include the impact of the artist, its close association with Canadian history, its aesthetic qualities and the scholastic value it holds. Firstly, artist Doris McCarthy (1910-2010) is a significant figure in the Canadian art world for the span of her eight-decade-long career and beyond. Some of McCarthy’s accolades include The Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, five fellowships and honorary doctorates

this individualism to speak our opinions. We think that we would never change our views to comply with a group. As much as we would like to believe this, it seems that more often than not, we tend to follow the crowd. In her article “Group Minds”, Doris Lessing was on the right track when she described how humans stand for choice and individualism, but when faced with the situation, most tend to fall in line with the majority. The title of Lessing’s article speaks for itself, as it is no longer just

The transition from childhood to adolescence is a difficult process with many obstacles. In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, this idea is expressed when Jerry decides to leave the safe beach and play in the rocky bay. He strives to be like the older boys, but he can only do that when he matures enough. In Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel,” the author demonstrates the many obstacles present in going from childhood to adolescence using symbolism and imagery. The safe beach symbolizes

The story “Through The Tunnel” by Doris Lessing is about a boy named Jerry who vacations with his mother. Jerry matures over time because he wanted to be included in the group of older boys. He thought he would be accepted if he swam through an underwater tunnel. Jerry’s swim through this tunnel is a passage from boyhood to adulthood. Doris Lessing uses the symbol of the tunnel to illustrate a boy’s childhood to adulthood. Symbolism and literary devices are implemented in the story to show the boy’s

_"To Room Nineteen"_ I plan to argue "To Room Nineteen" by Doris Lessing for an audience of professors interested in the field of psychology and it's affect on women's lives, stating that the cause of suicide for Ms. Dubois is not because of the social judgments and perception negatively that impacted Susan's domestic responsibilities but rather the lack of emotion within her life and her relationship with her husband, because she could live up to the ideals valued by culture and beliefs but deep

people interact with one another, they will leave impacts on one another. These imprints can take only seconds of someone’s time, but those imprints can last a lifetime. The short stories “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, and “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury are fine examples of the impact of parental figures in upbringings. The three stories setting’s are similar because they set up for the plot. For instance, in “All Summer in a Day,” the author describes the

adversity as a learning experience, while others view adversity as a situation marked with misfortune. When a person is faced with adversity, rather than viewing it as something to hate, they should see it as a opportunity to grow. In the stories by Doris Lessing, W.D Wetherell and Alice Walker, they all show different types of challenges each character had to over come and their journey to do so. These stories all shared similar outcomes, they demonstrate how each character used an obstacle they were

Dalai Lama once said that, “Without the human community one single human being cannot survive”. The Street by Octavio Paz and an excerpt from Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing emphasizes a human’s need for the community by explaining a person doesn’t want to be alone in the world. Instead, they want to be seen and accepted. Lessing states in the text that the main character, Jerry, wanted “to be with them, of them, [with] a craving that filled his whole body”. This piece of textual evidence demonstrates