Why was Douglas go to lake Wentworth in new Hampshire
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Douglas was not sure whether all the terror had left even after the training from October to April and practice till July. So, he went to Lake Went worth and swam two miles. Terror returned only once when he was in the middle of the lake. He had put his face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. The old sensation returned in a smaller size. He laughed and rebuked terror. His terror fled away and he swam on.
Answer:
The author and narrator William O. Douglas went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire to finally let go f his fear of water and see if the fear is really gone from him.
Explanation:
William O. Douglas is the narrator, protagonist and writer of the story "Deep Water". He narrates how he had a fear of water since childhood and how he overcame his fears.
Douglas has had bad experiences during childhood and in school about water/swimming. All these accumulate to make him dread water so much that he avoided even going near them. But, realizing the affect of his fear and wanting to overcome his fear, he learned swimming from an instructor. After they were done practicing and even the instructor had said he's ready, Douglas still has some doubts about himself. So, in order to really see if it had completely gone or not, he went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire and swam in the lake. Only once did he feel the fear coming to taunt him but he fought back saying "Well, Mr Terror, what do you think you can do to me?”. He had finally overcome his fear.