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What created an aversion for water in William Douglas when he was three years old?

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Why did William Douglas develop an aversion to the water when he was three or four year old?

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Douglas had a keen desire to wade into the water since his childhood. But he had developed an aversion from the water. When he was at the age of three or four, his father took him to the beach in California both were standing together at the surf. There came a wave that knocked him down and swept over him. Consequently, he was burried in the water. His breath was gone and a deep terror overpowered his heart.

Some More Questions From Deep Water Chapter

How did this experience affect him?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

How did the instructor 'build a swimmer’ out of Douglas?

How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?

How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned ? Describe the details that have made the description vivid.

How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?

Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he draw from this experience?

“All we have to fear is fear itself.” Have you ever had a fear that you have now overcome? Share your experience with your partner.

Find and narrate other stories about conquest fear and what people have said about courage. For example, you can recall Nelson Mandela’s courage and his struggle for freedom, his perseverance to achieve his mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor as depicted in his autobiography. The story “We’re Not Afraid To Die,” which you have read in class XI, is an apt example of how courage and optimism that helped the family service under the direst stress.

If some one else had narrated Douglas’s experience how would it have differed from this account. Write out a sample paragraph or paragraphs from this text from the point of view of a third person or observer, to find out. Which style of narration would you consider to be more effective? Why?

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