After a certain period of time, the child glimpses his ship that is to bear him to the isle of his new phase of life. He won't leave his past without a wound in his spirit, for he scattered too many memories there. Yet, his mind and soul have grown too big for his skin. And the howling wind is calling his name, beckoning him. So he casts his skin off, and like a bird, he flies without his nest, and on the deck, he lands. He doesn't mind the violent waves, mustering all its strength to prohibit him from fulfilling his deepest desire; because his spirits has soared high forming sails tied with strong ropes of determination. At last he sees the horizon invaded by multiplying bits of land, and the gates of his heart open with joy. He steps, for the first time, on a new land, a land that only wise and tough people could each a land roamed by men and women only.
             At the beginning of the story, Through the Tunnel, Jerry is dependant, childish and immature. He is only an eleven year old; his mother is a widow. He feels a like bird with a broken wing, unable to protect himself or to fly away from his mother. His heart is drowning with in two heterogeneous mixtures of feelings, the desire to lie under the shadow of his mother's wing, and the desire to explore his own strength and survival alone. Jerry cannot shake these mixtures to homogenize. Moreover, his heart pumps a feeling of guilt every time he thinks of breaking the bond he developed with his only parent. And the statements: "contrition sent him running after her'', " Feeling unbearable that she should go by herself " and "Relieved at being sure she was there" clearly show his dependency and his feelings of remorse. Jerry is also affected by the fact of he being an only child. So, when he is away from his mother, loneliness traverse his body and electrify his spirits and boosts. Moreover the narrator introduces the older boys as men t...