The way the author develops a character in “Through the Tunnel” is by showing how Jerry’s characteristics change as they go through the twelve steps. In the beginning of the story, which is the ordinary life, Jerry is very lonely. This causes him to be a mama’s boy contrite, spoiled, curious and longing for a friendship or attention. When Jerry sees a group of boys, he goes over there by them, and gives them a look that shows he wants to be in their group. When they show that they don’t mind, he feels very accepted and is happy that he is accepted. Since Jerry is a lonely boy, he does not know how to act around people and he is doing things for attention, but he getting the attention he does not want, making the boys feel uncomfortable around him. The boys dive into the water and come out in another spot. This makes Jerry very curious. This is his call to …show more content…
He did not want to go to the the beach he used to go to. It made him feel like a baby. This shows that Jerry is maturing. He is independent. The boys from the other day passed. Jerry did not care. Their attention or anything else did not interest him anymore. This also shows that Jerry is maturing. He has one focus: get through the end of the tunnel. He has learned the cave by heart. This is his Approach to the Inmost cave. Jerry felt he was ready to swim through the tunnel. He put on his goggles, and took the biggest rock he could carry and dived into the water. When he dived in, he felt his head knock against something. The pain dizzied him. Holding his breath was making his lungs hurt. He felt like an inflated balloon. While he was swimming through the tunnel, he thought of the octopuses and wondered if the tunnel had weed that might tangle him. He kept swimming and swimming, his head was pounding and his lungs cracked. He felt he was dying. Then the darkness cracked with an explosion of green light. This is his