How weird would it be to be afraid of water for almost your whole life? In this story we meet William Douglas. William has been afraid of water for almost his whole life. When he was just a kid wanting to go in water and then once in a teenager changes his life. The comic plotline and symbolism together with the realism of this story teach us the moral lesson of making us feel like we can solve our own problems. Which this man takes into his own hands because he couldn’t stand it any longer.
The plotline of the story Deep Water perfectly fits that of comic literature. In the begging it was a normal day for him but he wanted to learn how to swim but would soon take an unexpected turn. Then he doesn’t really cause a problem but a different main character in his life does. A teenager decided to throw him into the deep end. William hadn’t learned how to swim yet. He struggled and struggled to get but he couldn’t and he passed out. Then whoever pulled him out of the pool realized the conflict that the boy who nearly killed him had done. Years and years later he tries to resolve his problem by hiring a private coach. He trained and trained and trained. The terror still wasn’t gone so he decide to jump of the dock and swim 2 miles to a little island and the fear was gone it fled from his soul. Next it was finally back to his normal everyday life he could put that behind himself.
In addition to the plotline fitting the comic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. In the beginning it was a normal day for everyone which is a sign of comedy. Somebody pulling a prank by throwing him into the water is also comedy. The sun was out because he was swimming and sun in an everyday thing along with lakes, trees, and swimming.
Everything in this story is realistic everybody acts in a realistic way and acts realistic in their situations. William the main character is in control during everything but there are 2 exceptions. When he was drowning he couldn’t control his body actions. And when he swam out to the little island and screamed at the water.
The story Deep Water portrays a man scared of water trying to get rid of that fear and succeeding. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers and viewers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with the people we love or hate to solve those problems and forgive those who have done wrong. When the man swims the lake he feels that sense of accomplishment and putting that behind him and he wouldn’t feel that way if that wouldn’t have happened.
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