Doris Lessing

family and nurture for a new human being. Another, this time positive example for the importance of nurture by a family can be found in the short story collection Discoveries. The mother of Jerry in the short story “Through the Tunnel” written by Doris Lessing has a huge impact on her son. She is a very caring mother who worries about her son, but she exactly knows that Jerry needs to grow up and needs to do his first adventure on his…

agreement between groups, in order to function as a whole. Human beings are social “group animals” (Lessing 1) and need each other to survive, with the intention to get along or fit in. The role of media comes into play because it pressure individuals to give in, since they appeal to our needs, which is our needs to be accepted. This desire to conform “influence our idea about ourselves” (Lessing 1) that people loses a sense of their inner self based on these insecurities. The false concept of…

Thus, lead us to my next article “Group Minds” by Doris Lessing in which the author focuses on how each other differences can cause us to feel rejected from a group or partner because we thinks differently from everyone else and the relationship of identity to concept. We all think that when we’re in a group, “we tends to think as that group does”. (Lessing). In fact, it is the opposite from the way how concept really has a direct effect on us. We tend…

she is smart enough and popular enough to be telling us a story about a boy. In Doris Lessing's short story "Through the Tunnel" the main character named Jerry meets a group of older, foreign boys hanging around in a wild looking bay full of rocks. He sees them swim through an underwater tunnel. When Jerry climbs onto the rock with the foreign boys and they all shout greetings to which Jerry cannot respond to, Lessing writes, "They understood that he was a foreigner strayed from his own beach,…

and mysticism. The major unifying theme of her work is the need for the individual to confront his or her most fundamental assumptions about life as a way of avoiding preconceived belief systems and achieving psychic and emotional wholeness.(Doris Lessing." Contemporary Literary Criticism)”…

well known medicine man and he helps many people in the village. In No Witchcraft for Sale, the three messages became obvious; somethings are best kept secret, culture has a major importance; and never judge a book by its cover. This piece by Doris Lessing in a very influential story with messages that many don’t tend to focus on. Shining light on dark areas, like discrimination, people can become more aware of the problems that were faced by Africans in the…

1960’s Music In the 1960s, people believed that this was the beginning of a golden age, but the golden age never happened instead the nation was falling apart. John F. Kennedy became president in 1961, but in 1964 he was shot and killed, most people felt their hopes were killed. The 1960s was defined by the Civil Rights, the government stayed out of the Civil Rights until 1964. People were starting to drop out of political life, and they were called hippies. African Americans and other racial…

Experiences early in life enriches one’s wisdom. Wisdom is defined as being able to know what is right from what is wrong. Jerry, the protagonist from “Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing, gained wisdom and maturity when he completed his journey. Jerry’s journey began when he wandered to a mysterious bay and found a group of boys diving into the ocean. The group of boys noticed Jerry and invited him to join them. “He felt he was accepted and he dived again, carefully, proud of himself.” Jerry…

Having a Growth Mindset is the most important determiner of success. Growth Mindset is defined as the belief that many basic qualities like intelligence could be developed through dedication and hard work. For instance, when you fail a test or lose a game we have to try to keep a Growth Mindset. When some of us fail we tend to give up, thinking that it is too challenging for us. For example, Jennifer Bricker, a girl who was born without legs wanted to be a gymnast. But how can you do that…

are unalike,” (Angelou “Human Family”). There are so many people out there it is hard to believe not one of us is like the other. This is also reflected in many characters in our literature. Take a look at the two works “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The main characters Romeo and Jerry both display very similar qualities. When looking at their actions it is obvious that Romeo and Jerry are both incredibly passionate people.…