NCERT Solutions For Class 12 Flamingo English Deep Water

NCERT Solutions For Class 12 Flamingo English Deep Water

                                Deep water

                                        Chapter-3

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1. What is the "misadventure" that William Douglas speaks about?

Ans -The 'misadventure. William Douglas speaks about happened in the water-pool of Y.M.C.A. in Yakima. Douglas was about ten or eleven years old at the time.He turned into looking to research swimming with the help of his waterwings. Sooner or later even as he became sitting at the aspect of the pool, a massive bruiser of a boy all at once picked him up and threw him into the 9 ft Deep water. Douglas used all his thoughts and can to pop out at the floor and paddle to the brink of the pool. But, all his attempts failed.In the end he become so worn-out that he gave up all efforts to pop out and lost cognizance.It was them that someone picked him up and taken him to the shore.He survived by hook or by crook however the incident haunted him until many days afterwards. This is the misadventure that william douglas face.

2. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool ? What plans did he make to come to the surface ?

Ans- Douglas was frightened when he was thrown into the pool but he had not lost his reason in the beginning. He had a plan to pop out of the deep water.But, his repeated tries to perform his plan failed it changed into then that the sheer stark terror seized him.It turned into a fear that knew no understanding.Douglas found it hard to control this emotion of terror handiest those who experience a dying-like scenario know what it is.Still he made one closing effort.This too failed and the terror took a deeper keep on him.He shook and trembled with worry.He tried to call for assist, to name for mother."not anything came about." "then all efforts ceased." he was prepared to die.He' crossed into oblivion the curtain of lifestyles regarded to have fallen.

3. How did this experience affect him?

Ans-The experience had a great unnerving effect on Douglas. He felt weak and trembling. He shook and cried when he lay on his bed. He couldn't eat that night. For days a haunting fear was in his heart. The slightest exertion upset him, making his legs unsteady and causing a pain in his stomach.

4. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? 

Ans-Douglas was determined to get over his fear of water because he believed in what Roosevelt has said, "All we have to fear is the fear itself." Since he had the great fear of water, he wanted to overcome it.

5. How did the instructor "build a swimmer" out of Douglas ?

Ans-The instructor understood Douglas and his fear very well. He built a swimmer out of Douglas piece by piece. In the beginning, the instructor put a belt around Douglas.A rope connected to the belt went via a pulley that ran on an overhead cable.The teacher hung on to the stop of the rope. It went on for five days a week, an hour each day. After three months the author gained confidence. Next the instructor held the author at the side of the pool. The author just kicked water for many days. Gradually he was able to move his legs the way he liked. In such different ways, piece by piece, the instructor built a swimmer of the author.

6. How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old-terror? 

Ans-Even after the instructor was finished, the author feared to be in the pool alone. However, he took courage and kept swimming along the length of the pool. The swimming in the pool, however, did not satisfy him. He went to different lakes and islands to test himself. Eventually, he was satisfied only when he could repeat the feat of Doug Corpron. That is, he dived in the Warm Lake, and swam across to the other shore and back. After this he shouted with joy as he had become sure that he had conquered the old terror.

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1. How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned ? Describe the details that have made the description vivid ?

Ans-Within the beginning douglas was apprehensive but no longer anxious out of wits. At the way down he deliberate that on touching the floor, he could make a large leap, come to the floor, lie flat on it, and paddle to the Fringe of the pool. The plan failed and now not once however three times. It became then that the stark terror seized him.He become shrieking below water slowly, even the ones screams were frozen.Best heart, and the pounding in his head, said that he become nevertheless alive. "then all effort ceased." a blackness swept over his brain. It wiped out fear. "there was no extra panic." 

2. How did Douglas overcome his fear of water? 

Ans-Even after the instructor was finished, the author feared to be in the pool alone. However, he took courage and kept swimming along the length of the pool. The swimming in the pool, however, did not satisfy him. He went to different lakes and islands to test himself. Eventually, he was satisfied only when he could repeat the feat of Doug Corpron. That is, he dived in the Warm Lake, and swam across to the other shore and back. After this he shouted with joy as he had become sure that he had conquered the old terror.He crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of existence fell.It become then, that a person stored him.It took hours before he turned into in a position to stroll home unsteadily.

3. Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does Douglas recounts his childhood experience to say that the fear is a most he draw from this experience?

Ans- Douglas recounts his childhood experience to stay that the fear is a most dangerous emotion. To conquer his fear of water he had to work hard for many days but his account shows that he did the right thing. He draws a larger meaning from his experience. He says that only those who have known stark terror and conquered it can appreciate his emotion. He says that there is terror only in the fear of death. All that we have to fear is fear itself. Since he had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror that the fear of it can produce, the will to live somehow grew in intensity.