How did the incident at the Y. M. C. A. pool affect Douglas?
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How did Douglas’ misadventure at the YMCA pool affect his later life?Once Douglas was alone on the YMCA pool. A bully boy tossed him into the deep end of water. He was frightened beyond measure but did not lose his wits. He took a big jump from the bottom, came to the surface and paddled to the edge of the pool. The drowning incident affected his later life deeply. He found only terror in the fear of death. He experienced both the censation of dying and terror caused by fear of dying. The will to live grew higher in him.
Describe Douglas’s condition when he was in the pool?
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What did Douglas experience as he went down to the bottom of the pool for the first time?
What sort of terror seized Douglas as he went down the water with a yellow glow? How could he feel that he was still alive?
What is the ‘misadventure’ that William Douglas speaks about?
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What misadventure did William Douglas experience at the Y.M.CA pool?
When did Douglas grow panicky? How did Douglas feel when he went down for the first time in the pool?
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What did Douglas experience as he went down to the bottom of the pool for the first time?
