Through the Tunnel

The  main character
The main character is Jerry an English boy. He was 11 years old  when the story took place.  He likes swimming and going to the  beach. He likes leaving the house without his mother's premission. He was jelous with the older boys.

Through the Tunnel

The plot
The story begin when Jerry the main character and his mother  who was a widow went to the beach during one holiday.The went to the beach to  have fun together and sunbathing as  well.Jerry likes swimming and he feel excited to go swimming.The first day at the beach,Jerrry overswarm,he looked exhausted,weak and dizzy.The next day his mother confirm that the next morning  they skould go together but Jerry refused,but because his mother insisted he later agreed.At the beach he excirsed his lungs as if every part of his body depend on them.That night he was bleeding through the nose.In another  four days his mother talked about going home.Two days before they leave the beach,Jerry went to swim without his mother knowing it.Things turn around  when he wanted to dig a hole for himself.His nose started bleeding again  while he was under water.When he went back home he was hidding and never wanted his mother to notice wkat happened but it did not work out because her mother find out.

Through the Tunnel

The setting
the setting of this story took place during morning hours, summer time when the main character use to go to the beach to swim.

Its time consuming
It is hard to do