Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing

Conflicts can arise in many ways. In the story Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing, an eleven year nonagenarian boy named Jerry is vacationing at the shore in France. Feeling solitary and bored he wanders off to a rocky beach to join a group of French boys, older than he, who are diving and travel there. As a foreigner he finds himself ignored by them, moreover discovers they are swimming by means of a long underwater dig and he is determined that he will do the same someday. In the beginning of the story an external conflict appears when Jerry wants to be independent of his arrive she is understandably protective of her only child.His mother wants to take care of him because she is concerned that something might happen. Jerry loves his mother and likes to be with her, but sometimes he wants to be on his own. To assert his independence from his mother Jerry must swim through the underwater tunnel to test him. Another conflict arises when Jerry wants to fit in with the Frenc h boys. The author explains how much Jerry wants to be part of their group when the author writes To be with them, of them, was a craving that filled his whole body. Jerry wants to be legitimate into their group.This group of boy is the experts of swimming. They easily swim through the underwater tunnel. plane after he knows he doesnt belong to the older boys group, Jerry electrostatic wants to prove himself worthy of being one of the expert swimming through the mysterious tunnel. Finally, the most obvious external conflict is the one amongst Jerry and nature. Jerry trains his lungs and pushes his limits and because of that his nose bleeds badly. For hours he has been practicing holding his breath he begins to olfactory sensation weak and dizzy.Jerry has to battle the forces of nature pushing his lung capacity to its limits. He is meshed in a conflict of nature and physical barriers to attain his goal. If Jerry doesnt hold his breath long enough he will drown. after(prenomi nal) what seems like ages, Jerry passes through the tunnel, going in as a teensy boy and coming out feeling like a man. Now, Jerry has win his battle against almighty nature his hunger for acceptance and fight for independence. He has skintn the chains of his conflicts. As soon as he swims out, Jerry broke free.