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the story deep water talks about douglas attempts to overcome his fear of water the story can also viewed as a figurative manifestation of life May's challenge elaborate with reference to the text​

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The terror that seized Douglas because of his misadventure with water twice was so intense that he sought professional help to overcome this fear. He engaged a swimming instructor who gave him intensive training for six months to ensure he overcame his fear of water which he eventually did.

Douglas, a ten year old boy, was standing alone at the YMCA pool when a big bully of a boy picked him up and tossed him into the deep end and at once he was at the bottom of the pool. Though he did manage to come up with extreme difficulty, he could never again go back to the pool. He started fearing and avoiding water. Whenever he went near water a haunting terror would seize him.

When Douglas is pushed into the pool, he at once goes to the bottom of the pool. The nine feet deep pool appears like ninety feet to him. He feels a sense of acute uneasiness and as if his lungs are ready to burst. Despite feeling absolutely suffocated he makes desperate efforts for survival.

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