Through the tunnel by Dorris Lessing

The plot of through the tunnel

Jerry, a young english boy, and his mother are vacationing at a beach they have come many times in past years. Unfortunately,through the beach's location is not given,it is implied to be in a country which is new or foreign to both of them.Each tries to please the other and not to impose too many demands . His mother who is a widow,is determined to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion and her son Jerry in turn act from unfailing impulse of contribution. On the second morning however, Jerry lets it slip that he would like to explore a wild and rocky bay" he has glimpsed from the path. A strong swimmer, Jerry plunges in and goes so far out that he can see his mother only as a small yellow speck back on the other beach.
Looking back to shore, Jerry sees some boys strip off their clothes and go running down to the rocks, and he swims over toward them but keeps his distance. The boys are "of that coast; all of them were burned smooth dark brown and speaking a language he did not understand. To be with them, of them was a craving that filled his whole body. He watches the boys, who are older and bigger than he is, until finally one waves at him and Jerry swims eagerly over.

Setting of through the tunnel

The story took place at the in france at the beach where Jerry went with her mother and he wsnted to swim with bib boys but he was having a doubt that he will not made it as he was still a young boy.
The story also took place in summer where many people use to go to the beach to cool their bodies.

The description of the main character

Jerry is the main character,an eleven-years old guy.
He is confident as he struggles with the choice of being his own and being accepted,but he soon realize that creating his own identity is harsh.
He is pride ,he had a courage to swim through the tunnel,eventhough there was a doubt in his mimd that he would not be able to make it.