Perseverance In Through The Tunnel

Jerry was afraid to go through the tunnel, afraid to leave his childhood, because he did not know what would happen if he did. As scared as Jerry is, he knows that he has to go through this process now, he believes that he has matured enough and is prepared for the obstacles ahead. “...this was the moment when he would try. If he didn’t do it now, he never would” (Lessing 363). At last, Jerry puts his childhood behind him and he becomes independent. He changed his mind because he believed that he was both mentally and physically strong enough to overcome life’s obstacles in his adolescent years. Jerry’s feeling represent his maturity level and whether he is ready for such a change or not. The imagery used helped depict the idea of hardships when growing up and the obstacles that are not easy to overcome, but very possible.

The first quote I have is from pg 61 where the narrator talks about the people in the desert. “Only the vision of leaving the desert kept them moving through the heat and dust”. What I believe this means is this means is they are able to keep on moving by thinking of a better life. It means they are able to keep trying and not give up. I believe this is a good example of perseverance.

In the Passage "The Crossing" the Author Cormac McCarthy's give techniques convey the impact of the experience on the main characters. Like in paragraph Line 5 it says "he cradled the wolf in his arms and lowered her to the ground and unfolded the sheet" so basically the author is trying to point out how he Billy killed the wolf and then carries her through the mountains to burry her . Another good piece of evidence is that the "Coyotes were yapping along the hills to the south and the were calling from the dark shapes" well from my point of view it sounds like the wolfs were crying but as you continue to read on you'll see that it says it in line 13.

The first parallel that can be drawn between the book and society that supports the theme of perseverance is tied together by the parallel of being brave enough to put yourself on the line for what you believe in. He does this in search of the base his mother is being held captive at, and is being helped by his electroclan partners. In the process of saving his

In A Night Divided, Jennifer A. Nielsen uses character development to show the theme that times of hardships and danger develope perseverance. In the middle of the book, Fritz was tunneling to freedom and hit a water pipe. The pipe is now mangled and the tunnel is flooding. Gerta’s job is to hold the pipe and prevent it

Even if something seems impossible, persistence can make it possible. In Sharon Old's', "The Race", the main character sense of urgency and willpower resolves in her achieving her objective - despite the odds. She is able to gain another opportunity to see her dying father solely because she did not give up and was eager in her task. The author exercises anaphora and imagery to deliver a frantic, but accomplished tone tone that coincides with the poem's theme of perseverance creates success. Anaphora is utilized in Olds', "The Race", to crete a feeling of breathless, continuos obstacles to the character's goal.

By doing odd jobs around town for people, he earned a little extra money for his impoverished family. Jerry loved his family and just wanted the best for them even if it did not appear so all the time. For example, he took his son with him when he worked for Mr. Lorry, showing his son what honest work looked like. Jerry was kind to all of the ladies and gentlemen whom he ran into at Tellson's Bank. They might say that he was actually a nice man, who was just a little rough around the edges. A man will do whatever is needed in trying times.

The characterization of Jerry illustrates the stages of maturing and becoming independent. In the beginning of the story, Jerry is depicted as young and immature. The immaturity of Jerry is shown when he is trying to capture the older boys’ attention. In order to capture their attention, “he began splashing and kicking in the water like a foolish dog.” This action conveys that Jerry is still immature, and wants to join the older kids. After seeing the boys pass through the tunnel, Jerry also wants to pass through in order to be a part of their group. In order

They both hear The Call in their lives and risk death to answer it. Although the Call comes from incredibly different sources, they both seem to be unable to do anything but answer it. Big Boy had the choice between leaving home or dying, but in Jerry’s situation it seems as though he could have very easily decided to ignore the tunnel’s challenge and remain with his mother. However, Through the Tunnel makes it clear that besting the tunnel was such a compulsion and obsession for him that stopping my not have been a possibility.

Initially, our first thoughts of Jerry at the beginning of the story, is that he acts immature and is burdened within a circle of maternal protection. During the opening of the story, the author conveys Jerry’s relative childishness by labeling him as “the boy”. The author also uses the mother to demonstrate his youth and how he is trapped in a circle of maternal protection which leads us to think that he is lonely due to that reason. In this part, “His mother walks in front of him, carrying a bright white strap in one hand” tells us that because the mother was walking in front of him, it gives us the impression that the mother still thinks of him as a boy that needs to be protected from any potential harm. We see more of Jerry’s immaturity and how the burden of protection leads his actions as we go through the story. During the part where Jerry sees the group of boys acting free-spirited, we see that he is overcome with desire to be with them, probably because he feels that because he is always in the circle of protection making him feel lonely and isolated from everyone. At first, he is added into the group and begins to have fun jumping from the cliff into the water with the other boys. Later on however, he starts to act immature when he realizes he could not do the same thing the other boys were doing. That was, underwater for a long time and going through the dark tunnel and he becomes scared. In this passage,“... In a panic of failure, he yelled up, in English, “Look at me! Look!” and he began splashing and kicking the water like a

She does not let this incurable disease get in her way, “Last month, Montgomery, a senior at Mount Tabor High School, won the North Carolina state title in the 3,200 meters” (Crouse). She was once the slowest runner on her team, but she eventually went on to win a state title. Perseverance can also be in the form of finding your way. While writing to his friend, Charlie recounts a memory he shared with Sam and Patrick, “When we got out of the tunnel...And in that moment, I swear we were infinite” (Chbosky 98). This is symbolic of the main theme of the book, because despite the fact that Charlie may feel powerless, there is a light for him toward the end of the passage, in the event that he can persevere through the darkness to achieve happiness. At the end of a struggle, some just may find with delight that triumphs over stresses and battles are the greatest fortune. A survivor's eyes tell a story of hope, by wanting change. Hope is saying “yes”, while what remains of the world is screaming “no”. Hope is a bright star in a appallingly dark universe. Survivors need hope, because without it, what motivation do they have do something? In the poem “I Too”, by Langston Hughes, he hopes for

Jerry was a young boy. He was upset at how little he could do to influence the world. He was quite wise, yet quite dumb from time to time, but those kind of issues did not concern Jerry at all. He didn't care whether he had friends, or whether he had potential. All Jerry cared about was being involved, and he thought that people of the same rank could do anything-anything.

Through the precarious attempts of Jerry, "Through the Tunnel" demonstrates numerous internal conflicts that prompted him to take such questionable risks. At the beginning of the story, Jerry’s mother says, “Why, darling, would you rather not come with me” (Lessing 242)? As for Jerry, “Contrition sent

Is a goal sometimes to much to handle in life? With the character Jerry in the story “Through The Tunnel”, written by Doris Lessing, this is not the case. Jerry is a very determined young boy, whose journey is to get train and get through an underwater tunnel. Jerry is such a believable character because he never gives up on what he wants to achieve which is swimming through the tunnel.

What is perseverance? Perseverance is the ability to go on when things seem hopeless. It is also a measure of success, or at least how much sacrifice one is willing to make in the name of success. As students, it is impossible to achieve personal success without having a goal, or direction. The goal and direction that often propels us to achieve is perseverance. Perseverance is the ability to forge ahead despite setbacks that threaten to undermine all efforts to succeed.