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 perfect opportunity. He would be most anyone's friend o