Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)

A Teenager’s Discovery in Growth

Themes from Doris Lessing’s Work “Through the Tunnel”

Authors
Huiyuan Sun1, *
1School of Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300000, China

Those authors contributed equally.

*Corresponding author. Email: huiyuansun0528@email.poe.edu.pl
Corresponding Author
Huiyuan Sun
Available Online 1 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220131.160How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Doris Lessing; Outward struggles against difficulties; Inward struggles leading to personal growth; Self-discovery in growth
Abstract

In this paper, the author analyzes the short story “Through the Tunnel” and presents the following points through a close reading of the text. The author studies Lessing’s works on growing up to enrich domestic research on Doris Lessing and provide a deeper understanding of Lessing’s profound humanitarian sentiments. At the same time, it draws readers’ and society’s attention and consideration to the problem of growing up, which has specific practical significance.

“Through the Tunnel” describe an unforgettable beach vacation; during this holiday, boy Jerry has experienced a tremendous external obstacle - not only to learn diving, which is similar to other boys across the bottom of a rock cave but to face growing up with the need to experience the inner struggle, to overcome the little boy’s cowardice and rebellious and unyielding arrogant. These are the processes of self-discovery, self-confusion, and self-precipitation that the young must experience in their personal growth. It is a period of self-discovery during the formative years of adolescence that involves both external struggles to overcome difficulties and internal challenges to form an individual’s character. Whether this critical period can be successfully and safely passed will play a decisive role in the health of a person’s humanity.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 February 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-527-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220131.160How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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