The Beach Boys

Life is like a beach. Some stay on the shore, staying in their comfort, scared of the unknown. Some jump right into the water the unknown, craving a thrill or a challenge. I have always and will always strive to jump into the water. Although it so easy to stay on the shore and feel safe, jumping into the water and succeeding in the unknown is a more fulfilling path. The thought of failing may scare some and push them away from the water, but failing gets you one step closer to success. Leaning…

wedding functions and they were wonderful. My mother has some really cool friends. Those ladies were so affectionate towards my mother and welcomed us so heartily even when they were busy. The wedding reception was amazing. It was monsoon themed and boy, it seemed really cool. The stage backdrop was potted plants with a mechanism that looks like it was raining because I could see water running. The ceiling was decorated with 400 upturned umbrellas and the lighting kept changing to blue and pink…

started walking again along the beach. The impressions of her steps she was leaving behind on the wet sand were getting longer and longer. The waves once in a while took the liberty of wiping them off without a trace. She stopped at a place where a girl of around 4 years old was carrying a small bucket full of water for the pool she just built. This reminded her of her first meeting with her husband. When she first met him, he was building the pool with his cute little boy of four years old.…

the protagonist, undergoes challenges to test his maturity. During the introduction of the story, he begins as a young, immature boy, who is desperate to fit in and impress the older boys he meets, so he risks his life to gain the acceptance he seeks. After Jerry overcomes his challenges to prove himself to the other boys, he realizes that he no longer wants the older boys’ acceptance. Instead, overcoming the challenges pushes him into his journey to maturity. Throughout the course of the story,…

This day was like most here at the Jersey Shore. The sun was shining, the water was glistening and the sky was cloudless. It was the epitome of the perfect beach day. Everything seemed perfect, but almost too perfect. As we finished our morning workout the other guards and I waited for stand assignments of the day. As always, I was hoping to have one of the more popular streets, so my day could be a little more exciting than usual. But of course I was disappointed yet again and was placed on H…

the beach, Sammy works in the middle of the town were all Sammy can see is banks, a church, and a newspaper store. Sammy says, “It’s not as if we’re on the Cape; we’re north of Boston and there’s people in this town haven’t seen the ocean for twenty years” (Updike 20). Sammy is expressing his immature trait, he rather be at the beach than work, he has not grown up. As Sammy watches the girls, in a lustful way walking around in their bathing suits wishing he were looking at them at the beach…

deep messages behind the seemingly innocent stories. In "Through the Tunnel", it is about a boy named Jerry, who adventures to the big beach and discovers some new friends--the big boys. The big boys were jumping off a cliff into the water and disappearing for minutes at a time underwater. The curiosity began to take over Jerry as he tried to join the big boys in their adventure. Soon enough the big boys were tired of Jerry, causing them to pack up and leave. Jerry's embarrassment motivated him…

shares a similar journey, all with struggles which lead to victory, but no two are exactly the same. In the short story, “Through the Tunnel” written by Doris Lessing, Jerry, an eleven-year-old boy on vacation with his mother, decides that he wants to go to the other beach. He tries to dive with the native boys but does not succeed his first try. So, instead of giving up, he does what he can to accomplish his goal of swimming through the tunnel. In the film, Tuck Everlasting by Jay Russell,…

In the story “The Seventh Man,” a young boy, The Seventh Man, and his friend take a walk by the beach during the eye of a hurricane. They were innocently looking at the scraps of objects lying on the beach when a giant wave came through and swept away the boys friend. The story is filled with conflict between the Seventh Man and his failure to save K. The Seventh Man should not feel guilty for being unable to save his friend, because he was too young to grasp the situation, and he had no way of…

Piggy grabbed the conch and stood on top of a rock that made him much taller than he really was. “I have the conch, can I speak please!” he shouted at all the other boys. No one listened until Piggy smashed the conch on the rock he was standing on. Everyone froze, Ralph backed away and sat behind Piggy. All of the other boys were startled and surprised. It was silent, so silent you could hear your own heartbeat. “Can I please just have my specs back, they're no use anyways they're broken.” he…