Tunnel

Then one day while he is performing his job, Equality finds an underground tunnel that originates from the Unmentionable Times, the time before collectivism where every human had the right to express themselves in any way they deemed fit. For two years after discovering the tunnel, Equality visits it every day during Social Recreation Time. He spends his time down there conducting experiments and journaling. Equality knows that…

In the short story “Through the Tunnel”, by Doris Lessing is about an eleven year old boy named Jerry has difficulties growing up.He pushes his limits to try to find out who he really is.After he had seen some other boys swim through the tunnel, Jerry decides to do it himself to prove he is attempting to reach man hood.The setting in “Trough the Tunnel” has an impact on several parts of the story The first way that the setting has an impact involved major characters.Jerry’s mother is very…

Experiences early in life enrich one’s wisdom. Wisdom is defined as the soundness of an action or decision based upon an experience. Jerry, the 11 year old protagonist from “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, gained wisdom when he completed his journey of going through the tunnel. He gained wisdom by realizing that he should not have been concerned about the thoughts or actions of others, by realizing that patience is needed to complete a task, and by realizing that some things in life are…

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…

something, you read it again, and it reveals a little bit more, and things come to light you never could have predicted." (New Criterion). This is a direct quote from Mark Strand himself and this idea about poetry couldn’t be anymore true. In “The Tunnel,” written by Strand, is about a man who is being stalked by a strange individual for days which slowly made him insane. Even though there is a physical story, there is a greater meaning hidden in this poem and this hidden message deals with…

I. Building the Tunnels A).“ Communist forces began digging network of tunnels under the jungle of south Vietnam in the late 1940s, during their war of independence from french colonial authority.” B) The tunnels were built over a period of 25 years, beginning sometime in the late 1940s during the war with the french. C).The extensive network of tunnels extended from Saigon all the way to the Cambodian border. The Chu Chi tunnel system contained 130 miles of passageways D). Communist…

When we hear the word “tunnel” we think about an underground passage. But you can also think about freedom. When you are trying to escape from something you can use tunnels. Whatever you are trying to escape from. If it is a prison or some problems tunnels are a good escape. The tunnels is used to give people freedom and get away from their problems. In the text “Tunnels” the main character is using tunnels to escape from reality. The main character is not ready to be an adult. “We took our…

Venturing into the tunnel requires Jerry to possess a certain level of physical strength which he is not capable of displaying when he first visits the rocky bay. He spends a majority of his time and effort dedicated to pursuing the strength necessary to accomplish his goal of passing through the tunnel, pushing his body so hard that “his nose bled so badly ... he turned dizzy and had lie limply over the big rock.” (pg 3) His desire to be equal in strength to the older boys is so strong it…

that bears two vines. This fraze has been interpred into many diffrent meanings, one is the vine of life and the vine of death. "The Tunnel", "The Bridge" and "The Scarlet Ibis", each feed off this vine. Some psoitve and negive vine, each vine has a meaning that refers back twards the stories. All three stories have symbols that refers back into the two vines. "The Tunnel" has many symbols such as the mothers beach being the safe beach, then boys beach was dangerous where one could get hurt.…

In the story “Through the Tunnel” Jerry decides to go off on his own to new places. These new places symbolizes something different. Through the description of the settings of the beach, bay, and tunnel, you can find symbolism of coming of age and maturity into adultery. The beach symbolizes childhood. Jerry doesn’t have to worry about anything because his mother is watching him. He can play with no care in the world. The descriptions of the setting that lead me to think the beach symbolizes…