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- "Through the Tunnel" begins with Jerry obediently following his mother to the "safe beach," while he desires to be at the "wild and rocky bay." The next day, he ventures off by himself explaining to his mother that he would like to look at the rocks. As he swims alone, he spots his mother on the other beach and feels somewhat lonely.
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Oct 4, 2024 · Let us now examine why Jerry decides to follow his mother to the "safe beach" on the first day: He was very familiar with that anxious, apologetic smile. Contrition sent him running after...
Sensing her displeasure at the thought that he may not want to join her, Jerry’s feeling of contrition keeps him alongside his mother as they go to the safe beach. The whole time that he plays on the safe beach that day, though, Jerry thinks about the wild and rocky bay.
When Jerry’s mother decides to spend another day at their usual beach and he sets off on his own down to the separate rocky bay, he is seemingly happy to be alone. When he sees a group of older boys , though, Jerry is eager to impress them with his swimming abilities.
By the story’s end, when Jerry ultimately does make it through the tunnel, he emerges from the water unable to see, with his nose gushing blood and his head visibly banged-up. Each of these minor physical ills is a sign of his strenuous journey from innocence to young adulthood.
When they disappear by swimming through a tiny underwater passageway to the other side of a large rock in the ocean, he feels left out and rejected. Jerry makes it his goal to find the passageway and swim through it, even though it means staying underwater so long that he could drown.
When Jerry finally does go to the other beach, he almost turns around and runs after his mother, who worries about him but reassures herself that he’ll be safe. She recognizes that Jerry is ready for a challenge and allows him to go explore and grow without her.
What does the author mean when she refers to Jerry's mother as "safe in the sun on HER beach"? -that's where she feels safe -it's referred to as HER beach because jerry thinks it's boring & wants to go to the more dangerous & adventurous end of the beach
