Notes On Take The Plunge 2a6tm

06 By Gloria Emerson

Q 1: How does the writer state her purpose? What were her motives in making the jumps?

Or What details does the writer provide about the operation of the parachute, the descent and landing? What were her feelings during the dive? Or Why did she decide to jump from the aero plane? What did she want to prove? “Take The Plunge” is a light humorous essay on sky diving. The details are candid, lively and clear. She does not state her purposely, rather we have to discover if from her roundabout approach. The description of the operation of the parachute, the descent and the landing are elaborate, clear and accurate. She was not fit for sky diving yet she decided to dive. May be, she wanted to prove to the people that even a handicapped woman can perform daring deeds with strong determination. She says that the divers don’t fell headlong; rather they maintain a swan-dive position with the help of rushing air. The beginners were given a little instruction on how to dive. They were provided with a new designed parachute which slowed down the rate of descent. The landing with this parachute was easy. They boarded a Cessna 180 on that lovely May morning. The writer had put on the jump suit, the equipment, the helmet and boots. She could hardly bend, sit or stand. She felt quite nervous during the dive. She could not want to jump but she had to. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q 2: Do you think that the writer is adventurous and daring? Or This essay is about Gloria’s hopes and fears. Comment. (PU 2006) Or How does the writer describe her dive? Or Are the details subjective, objective or both? Or How do her feelings undergo a gradual change? This essay is about Gloria’s hopes and fears. She was not fit for sky diving yet she decided to dive. May be, she wanted to prove to the people that even a handicapped woman can perform daring deeds with strong determination. It shows that was adventurous and daring. But

she became much nervous at the time of diving. ------They boarded a Cessna 180 on that lovely May morning. The writer had put on the jump suit, the equipment, the helmet and boots. She could hardly bend, sit or stand. She felt quite nervous during the dive. She could not want to jump but she had to.