Chapter 3 Deep Water Class 12
Chapter
3 - Deep Water Class 12
Chapter Sketch
Deep Water is an excerpt taken from
‘Of Men and Mountains’ by William O Douglas, leading advocate of individual
right and a Justice in the courts of USA. It reveals how a young boy, he nearly
drowned in a swimming pool. He talks about his fear of water and thereafter and
how he finally overcame it.
Flowchart Summary Of Chapter
Summary:
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Douglas had a desire to
learn swimming since childhood.
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In his childhood, he was
knocked down and buried by a wave at a beach in California.
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He developed a great
aversion to water.
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At the age of ten or
eleven he decided to learn to swim with water wings at the YMCA pool since it
was safe at shallow ends
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While sitting alone and
waiting for others to come at YMCA pool, a big boy came and threw Douglas into
the deep end of the pool
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Douglas swallowed water
and went straight down to the bottom of the pool.
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While going down he
planned to make a big jump upwards but came up slowly.
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Stark terror seized him.
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Tried to shout but
couldn't.
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As he went down the pool
the second time he tried to jump upwards but it was a waste of energy.
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During the third trial he
sucked in water instead of air. So, he ceased all efforts and became
unconscious.
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When revived he found
himself vomiting beside the pool.
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He was in grip of water
and it deprived him of the joys of canoeing, boating, swimming and fishing.
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He took help of a swimming
instructor to learn swimming.
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The instructor taught him
swimming piece by piece.
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He went to different lakes
to swim and found tiny vestiges of fear still gripped him.
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Swimming up and down the
warm lake he finally overcame his fear of water.
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He realized that in death
there is peace and there is terror only in fear of death.
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Will to live is stronger
that fear of death.
Questions for practice
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2. Why did Douglas fail to come to
the surface of the pool as he hoped to?
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