Deep Water (English )

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Summary of Deep Water:-        ..    Deep Water summary will assist you in understanding the meaning of this chapter. It is an extract from the book "Men and Mountain " by William Douglas. Over here, the author tell us about how he overcomes the deep rooted fear of water. We learn that the author develops fear of water following two very dreadful incidents. In this first one, he is four years old  when a wave knocks him down. Similarly in the second one, he is 11 years of age. A bully throws him in the deep end of the pool and almost drowns . Thus, having gone through such scary experiences,he fears water deeply. However, he does work really hard to overcome it. Finally, we learn about the measures he takes to overcome this fear. Moreover, he accomplishes in overcoming the fear and give us all a great lesson of determination and will power. He  enrolled himself in a swimming class  and try to learn from the instructor. The instructor teaches him many tips and tricks for swimming. He begins with the inhaling and exhaling part then he practices it for many weeks. Further, he moves on to the kicking the legs on the side of the pool. Finally, he combines all this with the final move of swimming. Although, the author knows how to swim, he is still terrified of water. Thus in order to get rid of the fear, he decides to confront it. He mocks it by thinking what can it really do? Consequently, he plunges in to the water and to his surprise, his fear goes away. He faced it in many places and at last, manages to conquer it.