Deep Water|NCERT Solutions โ€“ Summary, Theme and Question Answers, Flamingo English Class 12

The story โ€œDeep Watersโ€ shows us how the writer has conquered his fear of water and learned to swim through sheer determination and willpower. The fear of water had grown since childhood. William Douglas was in a position to conquer his apprehension through sheer determination. The message expressed by this story is that it is not death, but fear of death that induces terror in our minds.