By: Pashupati Singh

Class XII
FLAMINGO
DEEP
Lesson -3 WATER
William
Douglas

Mr. Pashupati Singh

DEEP WATER

William Douglas
 Can You Describe the
Following?
No pain, Will
No Gain . Power

Swimming vs. Mountaineering

Not death but the fear of
death that creates terror
in our mind.
If we surrender to our fears,
they overpower us. If we face
them they fade away.
DEEP WATER

THE YAKIMA
The Yakima river is a tributary
of the Columbia river, U.S.A.
 Introduction
Deep Water is an excerpt from William Douglas’ autobiography,
‘Of Men and Mountain’. It is a psychological analysis of the
author’s fear of water which plagued him since his childhood.
As a young boy, Douglas had certain experiences which crippled
him to such an extent that he was unable to enjoy any water-
related sports. This story describes in detail how Douglas dealt
with his fear which was becoming a debilitating phobia. It talks
of his conscious and deliberate attempts to conquer his fear of
water. It realistically describes how Douglas used his will power
and determination to defeat ‘Mr. Terror’

Characters :
Narrator – William Douglas
 Themes

▪Aversion of Water
▪ Suffered from Hydrophobia
▪Challenges Faced by Author
▪Perseverance and Courage
▪Firm Determination and Will Power
▪Benefits of Hard Work
▪Conquering the Fear
▪Final Victory
 William Douglas
Aversion of water at three
or four years old
Timid in
swimming

Determined
Climbed
• Firmly decided to do Will
something the
Power
Peak
Overcome Work Never
Makes Failure
• To manage to control
or to defeat somebody

Positive Conqueror
Thinker
THE YAKIMA RIVER

nothing stands before a determined person

•Nothing stands before a
determined person.
Determined
• Having firmly
decided to do
something or to
succeed, even if it
id difficult
 3 Phases or stages of
relationship between the
Grandmother and the Narrator

Phase I Phase 2 Phase 3

Close friends in They both living in They both got separated
village. city.
The narrator is a Turning point in The bond of friendship
dependent on her. their friendship. snapped.
AVERSION OF WATER

AVERSION

• hydrophobia
Challenges Faced by Author

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 HYDROPHOBIA

Turning - point

HAUNTED
•Used about something unpleasant
or sad to be always in your mind

Distressed
Conquering The Fear

A vdfffitable bedlam
of
chirrupings

loudly
CONQUER
• To succeed in controlling something
FINAL VICTORY

Dock
An area of a port where
ships stop to be loaded,
repaired, etc
Thank you