... approaches the task in a very mature way, realising he must fist practice to hold his breath. Over the next few days Jerry practises going to the bottom of the pool using a heavy rock to weigh him down, and holding his breath. ... Each time he improves his time slightly, but he pushes himself so hard that every night he has bad nosebleeds. Despite causing himself pain, Jerry persists and finally achieves the time required to make it through ... for independence. This is a very unforgiving challenge because failure basically means you drown. The second thing it symbolises is the journey t...

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