Doris Lessing The Real Thing Essay

The ocean can be an adventure if one wants it to be. “Through the Tunnel”, makes one feel like never giving up with what they want to accomplish in their life. In “Through the Tunnel”, Doris Lessing uses imagery and characterization to convey to never give up on the things that one wants to do in life, because if one gives up, then they will never know what might have happened. For Jerry, a day at the beach turns into an adventure that gives him confidence in himself. Imagery lets one…

Past the Shallows Essay Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, is a touching story of two brothers in a small town by the ocean. The brothers, Miles and Harry, have grown up be the ocean but it plays a very different part in both of their lives. The boys are constantly at the mercy of their fathers mood which can change as quick as the ocean can. Even though Harry finds joy in small treasures and Miles finds joy in surfing there is always the underlying presence of poverty and desperation.…

Taking a risk is worth the consequences. The story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, was written about a believable character that takes a lot of risk. Jerry is trying to find courage within himself to overcome a fear, and to take a risk to overcome independence. Jerry gains acceptance when his mom lets him wander off to another area of shoreline. Jerry gets maturity from his experience of achieving his goal by holding his breath to get Through the Tunnel. When Jerry jumped into the water…

Table 6.0 Dreams & hallucinations, and it’s Signification in TV Chandran Films Film Dream (with screen time/scene no :) Signification 1 Ponthan Mada The climax sequence where Mada plunges into water,sheds his working cap, and swims across the water body to reach the other side, where his wife Karthu, and Sheema Thampuran are waiting for him ( 01:45:48 to 01:47:43) This signifies a kind of liberation, which never happened in his life, and finally he realizes his identity and becomes…

father is an alcoholic with serious issues that are exceeding obvious. Instead of confronting and solving the problems within her family, she abandons them and leaves them alone to deal with it. “It was only the warped, early dark of two a.m. that made things seem unforgivable” for her, and as long “he would be there” and “she would be there,” her sister, she felt as if there is no problem that needed solving, even though she is basically acknowledging that there is one (Price). Based on the…

The short story “Through the Tunnel” Doris Lessing, the non-fiction story, “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Rider” Bruce Weber, and the novel, “The Outsiders” S.E. Hinton, all portray that coming of age is when a person goes through a changing experience which allows them to grow and become their own heroes. Bruce Weber’s non-fiction story “The Loneliness of a Long Distance Rider” portrays that loneliness is the key to coming of age and healing after going through a traumatic experience.…

“Through the Tunnel” explains the mysterious path of an 11 year old boy, Jerry. Unlike the diversities of unique characters in the short story, Jerry has his own set of personality traits that distinguish him from the rest of the characters in the writing. Traits are a quality or feature, particularly belonging to a person. Jerry is both determined and immature, balanced completely in his toddler-like mind. Although his determination, his immaturity blocks out all sense of logic and manners. For…

“Through the Tunnel” In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, the author teaches the reader about setting goals and achieving them. “Through the Tunnel” tells the story of a young English boy named Jerry who’s mother lets him go and allows him to explore the bay. While on the bay, he meets a group of boys who he ends up swimming with. While swimming with the boys, Jerry discovers that the boys are swimming through a tunnel underwater. Eventually, the boys go off somewhere else…

In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, the Lessing teaches the reader about setting and achieving them. “Through the Tunnel” tells the story of a young English boy named Jerry whose mother allows him to go explore the bay. He meets a group of local boys and ends up swimming them. While swimming with the boys, Jerry discovers that the boys are swimming through an underwater tunnel. Eventually, the boys go off somewhere else and leave Jerry alone. Upset and lonely, Jerry swims…

The Will to Thrive Through the archetypes in the short story Through the Tunnel, Doris Lessing informs the reader that goals can become reality through hard work and determination. At first, Jerry only strives for attention. He does stupid things to try to gain people’s attention. However, his antics fall short with the native boys; instead “They looked down gravely, frowning” (Lessing). The quote is an example of the outcast archetype. The boy’s reactions completely changes Jerry’s outlook on…