The Underground Tunnel In Joshua's The Wall

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“I blink and blink, until I realize there's no question of getting accustomed to this light, because there is no light” (Sutcliffe 38). In The Wall, Joshua thinks this to himself while crossing through the underground tunnel under the wall. The tunnel is a metaphor for the easy solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, peace. Although most people cannot see this solution, and they will never be able to become accustomed to it. This solution will also probably never be seen or acknowledged by anyone, just like the tunnel. However, it will always be there and probably

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