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What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about? ORWhat 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? |
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Answer» William Douglas, the narrator recounts a terrifying childhood experience when he came face to face with death. When he was 10 or 11 years old, he was tossed into a 9 feet deep swimming pool at YMCA by a bigger boy just for the sake of “fooling” or for fun. Although he was a beginner, Douglas did not lose heart and planned to push himself with all his force. He thought once he comes to the surface, he would peddle to the age of the pool. Unfortunately, this strategy did not work. He could not pop out of the water like a cork. His legs failed to support him. Terror gripped him with water all around him, did not know what to do. His lungs get ready to burst out and the pounding heart throbbing head made things worse. He could not scream and was frozen with fear. It seemed that the water around him was still and no amount of effort helped him. Suddenly, he felt there were tender arms around him and he was rescued. |
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