CLASS 12 ENGLISH Deep Water Questions and Answers

How did the instructor 'build a swimmer' out of Douglas?
A.5:- Douglas was determined to learn swimming to overcome his fear of water. Hence he decided to get an instructor and learn to swim. The instructor built a swimmer out of him bit by bit. First he put a belt round him and attached it securely to a pulley that ran on an overhead cable. For three months he was repeatedly made to go back and forth across the pool. Next he was taught to put his face under water and exhale and also to raise his nose and inhale. Later he was made to kick with legs at the side of pool. Thus inch by inch a swimmer was built

Why did mother warn Douglas against River Yakima?
A.2:- Mother warned Douglas against River Yakima, as it was treacherous. There were several incidence of drowning in the river earlier and she did not want her children to go near it.
All we have to fear is fear itself'. Comment ?
A.6:- The author William Douglas when at last get rid of his fear of water, he remembers the words said by Roosevelt that there is terror only in the fear of death. 'All we have to fear is fear itself' means we actually fear in our heart. If we are determined we can overcome the fear. If there is no fear in our heart or mind then there would be no fear at all.Douglas has experienced both the sensation of dying and terror that the fear of death can cause. Strong will, determination, courage as well as honest labour won over all his terrors and fears. The will to live brushed aside all his fears. In reality all our fears are only psychological , and can be easily won over, if we can control our mind. This realisation makes Douglas resolve to learn swimming by engaging an instructor. This instructor, piece by piece ,built Douglas into a swimmer. However, his first step was to drive away Douglas’ fear of water, before training him in swimming techniques. When Douglas tried and swam the length of the pool up and down, small traces of his old terror of water would return. So, he went to Lake Wentworth, dived at Triggs Island and swam two miles across the lake to Stamp Act Island. Finally, he was certain that he had conquered his fear of water

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