Through the Tunnel--critical analysis

A detailed Summary of Through the Tunnel--critical analysis

"Through the Tunnel", by Doris Lessing is a story about a boy named Jerry, and how he matures over time. Jerry wanted to be included in a group of older boys. He thought they would accept him if he could swim through a tunnel underwater. For Jerry, movement through the tunnel is a passage from the immaturity of boyhood to the maturity of adulthood.

As the story opens, the author refers to Jerry as "the boy," suggesting his relative immaturity. On the first page Lessing uses his mother to demonstrate his adolescence. "His mother walked in front of him, carrying a bright striped

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Approximate Word count = 390
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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