In many works of literature, a young person gains new insight
             as a result of a specific incident which occurs as he or she is growing up. "Through the
             Tunnel" by Doris Lessing and "Shaving" by Leslie Norris. In these short stories the topic
             will be proven. It shows the road a young person takes into becoming something bigger
             then just a "kid." It shows the passageway of becoming a mature human being.
             In Through the Tunnel, Jerry is the only family
             member left in his family other then his mom. They are alone, but the one that suffers the
             most is the mom. So Jerry is faced to grow up faster, mentally. Jerry is a good swimmer,
             but there is something bothering him. He always goes to the same beach annually and it
             seemed to him like that beach was a little kid's beach. He wanted adventure, action, fresh
             new activities. So he challenged himself and swam in the bay of the beach. It was more
             dangerous, and he liked it. Hemet older kids that were usual swimmers on the bay and he
             studied their activities. One thing that riddled his mind, was how they kept their breath so
             long underwater and how they got across rocks from under the water. So he searched
             deep into the bay looking for an answer, but he could not search well enough to find any.
             So he got goggles, and he found the hole. He practiced and practiced holding his breath
             so long that he was bleeding from his mouth, ears, eyes, and nose. On the day before the
             day he was supposed to leave from the beach he tried to go through that hole and he did.
             He accomplished his goal and looked back at what he done with a great sense of pride.
             He became more mature from the whole situation and gets more in sighted.
            
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