Through The Tunnel

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He is now a man.
The story uses the tunnel to represent burdens or challenges needed to achieve some goal. In the story, it was necessary to make safe passage . The young boy had to control his breathing. He had to hold his breath. He had to adjust to the water's pressure. Most of all, he had to control his fear with a sense of confidence. Without control of his fear e would surely parish under the water. Like the Chunnel, much hard work was needed. How did the builders keep the ocean crushing the structure as The Chunnel was built?
The story uses the darkness to represent the fear of the unknown. When the young boy finally thinks he is ready to make his way , he doesn't even know where it leads or how far it actually is. All he knows is that he must get through it. As he goes , its dark and he's scared that the top of it might fall on him, crushing him in a place where nobody will find him. Again with the Chunnel, when someone rides it for the first time, they cant ...

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