Rite Of Passage Analysis

To begin, many societies contribute to rite of passage. On the other hand there are self rite of passage. “Through the Tunnel” written by Doris Lessing and “Brothers Are the Same” written by Beryl Markham are examples of self rite of passage and how society contribute to rite of passage. Although there is much difference in self rite of passage and how the society contribute to rite of passage there are similarities.
To clarify, “Through the Tunnel” exemplifies as the self rite of passage and “Brothers Are the Same” is classified as the society contributes to rite of passage. To start of with differences, 11 year old Jerry in the short story “Through the Tunnel” visits the beach with his mom on the first day of his vacation. Permission with

“Masai call the Month of the Little Rains, such a youth with such a test before him lay in a cleft of rock and watched the shadowed outlines of a deep ravine.”(Beryl Markham 361). In the story “Brothers Are the Same” Temas’s rite of passage has an enemy throughout the story himself, the lion, and Medoto. “Of that Medoto who, out of hate and jealousy over a mere girl, now hoped in his heart that Teams would flinch at the moment of his trial.”(Beryl Markham 361). “Temas squirmed under the heavy, unwholesome thought, then lifted his head and pierced the dim light with his eyes.”(Beryl Markham 361). “A feeling almost of hopelessness surged through him. It did not seem that he, Temas could in this great test prove equal to his comrades. All had passed it; all had earned thee warrior 's title-and naone had faltered.”(Beryl Markham 362). “The circle of warriors had drawn closer, tighter, and there was bow sound save the sound of their uneven breathing.”(Beryl Markham 366). “The lion crouched against the reddish earth, head forward. The muscles of his massive quarters were taut, his body was a drawn bow.”(Beryl Markham 366). In the end of the short story as when Temas was heading back home and he killed the lion; Medoto makes friends out of Temas’s rite of passage with Temas by giving Temas a gift that Kileghen made. The gift

To begin, succeeding there rite of passages Jerry and Temas are boys that conquered their fears. Both self rite of passage and society contributing to rite of passage both short stories made a friend or friends throughout the stories. “ They were big boys-men, to Jerry. He dived, and felt he was accepted and he divided again, carefully, proud of himself.”(Doris Lessing 378). “Through the sharp sting of his wounds, above his joy in the promise that now lay in his hands, he felt another thing, a curious, swelling pride in this new friendship. He looked into the face of Medoto and smiled, timidly, then broadly. And then he laughed and drew his sword and cut the beaded belt in half. ”(Beryl Markham 370). As a result both stories have many differences but have similarities such as being boys and making new friends through their rite of