Character Analysis of Through the Tunnel The story Through the tunnel is about a boy named Jerry and is 11 years old. In this story a Jerry goes to the beach with his mother on vacation. Jerry is a boy who would do almost anything to become a friend with someone. In this story Jerry tries to impress these foreign boys by trying to swim through a tunnel. Jerry's mother lets him do what he wants but she is aware of Jerry's need as Jerry is the same to his mother. Jerry is a calm and collected person he is not one who would raise his voice or yell. He likes to meet new friends and to Jerry this is the pe