Through The Tunnel
... to do. Later on in the story, Jerry fails at jumping off the rock so he tries to get the big boys attention by saying look at me and kicking in the water like a foolish dog; “They looked down gravely, frowning. He knew the frown.”(403). The Big Boys rejected Jerry because he didn’t do what they did exactly. This also shows that big boys can be rejet coyu just because you didn’t do something just right. This symbolizes that big boys can reject youngsters because youngsters don’t do what the big boys tell them. Big kids and older kids can reject you or they can accept you for who you are.. In Doris Lessing’s short story “Through The Tunnel” the theme that big boys can be both accepting and rejecting, is shown through the symbol of the big boys in the bay, who represent rejection and acceptance. For example when Jerry was driving into the water at the Wild Bay, “they [The Big Boys] watched him; and when he swam around to take his place, they made way for him. He felt he was accepted and he dived again, carefully, proud of himself ”(403). The older kids Jerry wants to hang out with accepted him. This symbolizes that big boys can be accepting because you do what they tell yo...