through the tunnel plot, main character and setting

SETTING

The story took place during the holiday at the maditeranian coast fronts.

MAIN CHARACTER

Jerry
 -eleven-year old English boy .
- he attempts to make friends with some older boys on the beach, but they ignore him after discovering he is childish.
-Jerry was jealous of the older boys-he watches them as they swim through a rock in which there is a narrow underwater gap.
-He is determined to be able to hold his breath for a sufficient time so he can accomplish this feat.

PLOT
This story is about Jerry, an eleven-year-old British boy on the verge of manhood, and his widowed mother. They are on holiday in another country, probably someplace in Africa.
In the beginning of the story, we see the concern that each of these characters has for one another. Jerry and his mother are heading to a beach and Jerry sees a bay that looks intriguing. His mother asks him if he would rather go somewhere else and being the good son, he says no. Finally, he admits that he would rather go exploring. His mother grapples with the idea and then decides that though she is worried about him, she will let him go.