Through the Tunnel” is a coming-of-age story of Jerry, who wants to do what the other grown-up men can do, and his mother, who does not want to look too ‘possessive nor lacking in devotion’ knowing that her son is going through adolescence.
In the story, swimming through the tunnel is Jerry’s way to establish his identity or go through character adjustments.
From the New York Times article “Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize in Literature”, it can be noted that Doris Lessing is a writer described as “that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power…” by the Swedish academy.
Her struggle when she was 15-year-old and a runaway from home must have also reflected the struggle of Jerry to prove that he can swim through the tunnel.
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