The Short story by Doris Lessiong allows the responder to gain more understanding of the cooncept. Various textual features wether similar or different show how a challenge can be physical, personal , psychological, environmental or social.

In The Surfer the composer shows the physical challenge of man versus nature.Wright does this through the use of repetition, e.g. 'muscle of arm thrust down long muscle of water' which gives the impression that the surfer is always going against the challenge of the water and waves. This reinforces the physical challenge by showing there are obstacles to face in difficult challenges.

The alliteration in the surfer such as ' hawthorn hedges' which shows the pain the surfer is facing from the waves crashing onto his face. In the short story 'Through the Tunnel' one example of alliteration is 'bled so badly' which shows that boy was losing blood and becoming dizzy which made him think he

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Surfer Tunnel, Contrast Surfer, Doris Lessiong, Oxford Dictionary, Throught Tunnel, Judith Wright, physical challenge, short story, challenge water, challenging water, setting sun, boy trying, active verbs,