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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · English

What Deep Water (William Douglas) covers in Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 English: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 English · 2026-27

Topics in Deep Water (William Douglas)

1

Author and Background

  • William O. Douglas was born in 1898 and died in 1980.
  • He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Economics.
  • He taught high school in Yakima for two years before studying law.
2

Summary of the Story

  • The narrator wanted to learn swimming at the Y.M.C.A. pool in Yakima when he was ten or eleven years old.
  • The Yakima River was dangerous, while the Y.M.C.A. pool was safe and had a gradual depth change from shallow to deep.
  • A fear of water had already begun when, at age three or four, he was frightened at a California beach with his father.
3

Character Sketches

  • William O. Douglas is sensitive, imaginative, and deeply affected by fear.
  • He is also determined, disciplined, and honest about his weakness.
  • As a child, he feels shame about his skinny legs, but later he shows courage by confronting his fear.
4

Themes and Central Ideas

  • Fear can control life if it is not confronted.
  • Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to act despite fear.
  • Discipline and practice can defeat deep-rooted anxiety.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Fear of water and its conquest

Early fear at age three or fourY.M.C.A. pool in YakimaThe big bruiser boyNear-drowning episodeLong-lasting fearDecision to overcome fearSwimming training methodThree months of struggle

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