Justify the title 'deep water'.

This memoir is appropriately entitled “Deep Water” as in it the author recounts his fear of swimming following an incident in which he had been swept away by a wave. Another incident which further aggravated his fear was when a bully pushed him into the deep side of a swimming pool and he nearly drowned. But slowly and steadilyhe overcome his fear through determination and string will. He even took the services of an instructor. He also swam in different rivers, lakes and seas to overcome his fear. The title also signifies that the author’s fear was a deep rooted. In short, the title is appropriate.
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The title ‘Deep Water’ is quite appropriate to this extract from ‘Of Men and Mountains’ by William O. Douglas. The title is highly suggestive and at once focuses our attention on the main theme—experiencing fear of death under water and the efforts of the author to overcome it. All the details in the essay are based on his personal experience and analysis of fear. The psychological analysis of fear is presented from a child’s point of view and centres round deep water and drowning. The overpowering force of the waves at the California beach stir aversion for water in Douglas. His mother warns him against swimming in the deep waters of the treacherous Yakima River. The nine feet deep water of the swimming pool appears more than ninety to Douglas. However, when he conquers fear he can dive and swim in the deep waters of Lake Went worth and Warm Lake. : Thus the title is apt and suggestive.
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