Doris Lessing The Real Thing Essay

Old Woman Swamp). In "Through the Tunnel" and "The Bridge", there are many symbols that relate. For example, the mother and the grandmother, both are safe and nurturing adults who care for the younger children. Also, the "big boys" and the girl from both of the stories represent adults who do things that the younger boys cannot do yet. The main theme of both of the stores are the bridge and the tunnel, which are the journey to adulthood. Rocky and difficult, but in the end they become an adult with a new perspective of life. Some of the symbols in "The Scarlet Ibis" include: the plans to kill Doodle, the many foreshadows of death, and especially the Scarlet Ibis (the red bird). Whatever happens to the bird, happens to Doodle. Without these symbols in the story, they would not have the deeper meaning to them. The themes in "The Bridge" and "Through the Tunnel" are extremely similar. In "Through the Tunnel" the mains themes are that growing up can be pretty hard but everyone has to go through it, and setting personal goals challenges one to see just how much they can withstand. Comparable to the themes in "The Bridge", growing up is hard but everybody has to go through it, and doing things you normally would not do, to…

Protagonists: Harriet Lovatt- Wife of David Lovatt & mother to Luke, Helen, Jane, Paul, and Ben. Ben Lovatt- Fifth child of Harriet & David Lovatt and born with issues and different than the other children. Antagonists: David Lovatt- Husband of Harriet & father of Luke, Helen, Jane, Paul, and Ben. He dislikes Ben. Deborah Lovatt- David’s sister James Lovatt- David & Deborah Lovatt’s father. He pays for most finances for David and Harriet. Molly- David and Deborah Lovatt’s mother. Dorothy-…

Growing up is never easy: A thematic Analysis of “Through the Tunnel” In “ Through the Tunnel”, the setting Doris Lessing develops the theme “Growing up is never easy“, through mom, Jerry, and setting. Jerry is getting older, and his mom is finally letting up a little bit, and letting him go through the tunnel. Firstly, jerry is growing as a boy but his mother is also growing. Shes transforming from a mother of a young boy to a mother of a adolescent boy. In areas where she used to know little…

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, Winnie, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her parents, wants to be herself and not a cookie cutter…

Lessing construed Jerry as a courageous character that seeks adventure. Also displaying physical courage and a near death experience, Jerry gains independence and a sense of self-worth. While on vacation in France, he comes across local boys while swimming at the beach. Waiting anxiously for the boys to come back up from under the waves, astonishingly several minutes pass beforehand. They then leave while he imagines all the wonders below. “He knew he must find his way through that cave, or…

represented life, and growing up. Those three settings the beach, bay and tunnel symbolize something in life and the obstacles that come with it. The beach symbolizes childhood. The story described it as crowded, safe and familiar. Also Jerry’s mom was there to watch him at the beach. When you are a child you are protected and safe from everything because your parents are always watching you. You are also familiar with things because you are not taken anywhere big and unsafe that could put you…

Jerry, the protagonist in Through the Tunnel, is very devoted to completing his mission. He has multiple difficulties that he has to face along the way. Jerry does everything it takes, no matter what the consequence may be. Nothing will limit Jerry from reaching his aspirations. Through the Tunnel, by Doris Lessing demonstrates how commitment can help reach a goal. When Jerry goes on a beach vacation with his mother he finds some rocks where there are other boys. He feels a certain need to be…

In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, she writes a story about a boy Jerry and his quest to swim through the tunnel. The story may seem normal at first, and may even seem like a quest, but like many authors Lessing has encoded explicit messages and meanings within her story in order to express deeper meaning. Lessing does this in the piece “Through the Tunnel” using imagery to express the hidden explicit message. As Lessing wrote, “They were big boys - men, to Jerry. … He felt he…

When experiencing the transition of maturity, what do children have to learn? Doris Lessing answers this in her short story “Through the Tunnel”. Jerry is an eleven year old English boy that wants adventure away from his sheltered life he has become accustomed to. He is on vacation at the beach with his mother when he encounters older boys that Jerry immediately looks up to. They swim through this underwater tunnel and Jerry gets inspired to accomplish this dangerous feat. He must learn to…

“All good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath.” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). In Doris Lessings, “Through The Tunnel” a young boy named Jerry overcomes many obstacles in his early life. Jerry is a typical eleven years old who would like to make friend. He pushes himself to the limit trying to do so. Jerry meets a group of foreign boys. His attempts in making friends do not work out. Soon after the encounter Jerry finds out about a tunnel through a rock. He tries to swim through the…