Persistence and being calm can be the difference between life and death. In Doris Lessing’s “Through the tunnel”, an eleven year old boy named Jerry has to decide whether to risk his life, and potentially end it. Doris Lessing is trying to make you worry about him. She makes us feel like he is a close friend, and that we care about him. She wants us to become hooked, so we can learn about what happens to the boy. Doris Lessing creates this atmosphere by telling the story of a boy, who while at a summer home, decides to go to a different beach than normal. He meets some boys, who dive down through a hole, to get through at rock. He wants to do it to, and trains to do so for the rest of his stay. On his last day of his vacation, he goes down and tries it. the way she tells the story. She makes you almost root for the boy, and hope for his success. This writing piece made me feel nervous, and how you wanted the boy to survive. The story is also about persistence, and how in order to achieve what you want, you must work at it until you succeed. I found that the period in between when he found the tunnel and when he tries it, was a little boring. “Through the tunnel” didn't make me think like other stories have, but it brought forth emotions about fictional characters that usually don’t happen in other stories. The story was very good, and I found it very hooking and that I wanted to read on more than most short stories can grab me. "Throughout the tunnel" is an excellent short story. It's hooking, interesting and a general good read.
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