once said, “Maturity comes when you stop making excuses and start making changes.” This is exactly what happens in the short story Through the Tunnel. In the story, Jerry, an eleven year old boy, must face hardships to become an adolescent. He would like to swim through a tunnel at the bottom of the sea, so he stops making excuses and gets right to work, focusing on the “holding-one’s-breath” portion of the training. Although at first glance this may seem like a very straightforward story, there is…
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