“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” (E. E. Cummings) The story Through the Tunnel is about a boy named Jerry, who is trying to decide if he wants to stay a little boy under his mother’s watch or branch out and be adventurous with the things he likes to do. The author, Doris Lessing, uses Setting, Symbolism, Point of View, and Characterization to form a theme in Through the Tunnel.
The Setting in Through the Tunnel is crucial to the plot. Based on the description in the story, the setting is a white sandy beach in coastal France, with villas lining the coast. In the story, Jerry “looked down at a wild and rocky bay, and then to the overcrowded beach.” The setting affects the plot because if there was no tunnel or bay, Jerry would not be able to show his adventurous side. Also, the setting affects the plot because if he wasn’t on vacation then he wouldn’t have as much motivation to go through the tunnel.
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In Through the Tunnel, it is told from third person because the narrator uses such pronouns as he, she, and they. The narrator is someone unnamed and is outside of the story. One example from the story is “he sat by the clock in the villa, when his mother was not near, and checked his time.” He or she is omniscient, which means that he or she can see everything and he or she knows what the character is thinking. The omniscient narrator is a good choice for the narrator in the story. If the narrator had limited knowledge, the reader would not be able to see what happened underwater since that part is just Jerry’s
The two stories "Brothers are the Same" by Beryl Markham and "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing are both about growing up and entering adulthood. "Brothers are the Same" about a boy named Temas trying to prove he was tough and could be called an adult. In a similar situation in "Through the Tunnel" a young boy named Jerry is determined to go through an underwater tunnel that he saw some older French boys go through. He wants to accomplish this goal to prove to himself that he could do it . The two stories share a similar theme, but the authors perspective on the topic differ.
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...he class barriers that exist in society and the differences between these different groups. She comes to see the differences and the similarities between her life and that of the two boys.
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The story is told in first person by three different characters; Victor, his creation and captain Robert Walton. By using this method Shelly allows the audience to view things from another angle, allowing them to consider the story and judge the actions of the characters better than if they only had one view to go by. The story would have been considerably different if it had been in third person, if there was a all knowing narrator there wouldn’t of been the same message put across to the audience.
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As they drive through the tunnel, Charlie begins living in the moment and soaking up what the present has to offer. Many times throughout his letters, Charlie describes the situations of other people and tries to sink deeper into the causes of their actions, but this drive marks the first time Charlie focuses on himself, his friendship and on how he is feeling infinite in that moment. He feels as if he and his friends can do anything or feel anything. He believes that happiness is not out of reach. The tunnel signifies hardships that Charlie has faced, but the light at the end of the tunnel signifies how he overcomes those obstacles. In the end he emerges with two friends that understand him more than his family ever