"Through the Tunnel"
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Be sure to read about the author in your textbook. (photo at http://www.dorislessing.org/portraits.html)
The following is taken from Doris May Lessing (at wikipedia) (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels include The Grass Is Singing, The Golden Notebook, The Good Terrorist, and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos.Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. In doing so the Swedish Academy described her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny".[1]Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest ever person to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The following is taken from Doris May Lessing (at wikipedia) (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Her novels include The Grass Is Singing, The Golden Notebook, The Good Terrorist, and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos.Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. In doing so the Swedish Academy described her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny".[1]Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest ever person to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
"Through the Tunnel" study questions
English I: “Through the Tunnel” (pp. 22-30) Focus questions
Be able to cite directly from the text to answer the questions.
1. What two conflicts are presented in this story? (Do you remember the three types?) Explain where and how.
2. Against whom or what is Jerry fighting? Identify at least two.
3. What is Jerry’s age and family situation?
4. Using clues from the text, how do you know that the conflicts are or are not resolved in the end?
5. Why does Jerry cry when he cannot dive through the tunnel? (Think deeper!)
6. Why does Jerry keep this feat from his mother? (Again, think deeper!)
7. What does the last sentence of this short story imply?
8. What does Jerry fear as he is swimming in the tunnel? Maybe there is more than one thing that he fears.
9. If Jerry would have had his own set of friends at the bay, would he have felt the need to follow the older boys?
10. What are some signs of Jerry’s immaturity? Refer directly to the text to find your answers.
Be able to cite directly from the text to answer the questions.
1. What two conflicts are presented in this story? (Do you remember the three types?) Explain where and how.
2. Against whom or what is Jerry fighting? Identify at least two.
3. What is Jerry’s age and family situation?
4. Using clues from the text, how do you know that the conflicts are or are not resolved in the end?
5. Why does Jerry cry when he cannot dive through the tunnel? (Think deeper!)
6. Why does Jerry keep this feat from his mother? (Again, think deeper!)
7. What does the last sentence of this short story imply?
8. What does Jerry fear as he is swimming in the tunnel? Maybe there is more than one thing that he fears.
9. If Jerry would have had his own set of friends at the bay, would he have felt the need to follow the older boys?
10. What are some signs of Jerry’s immaturity? Refer directly to the text to find your answers.
