An Analysis of Touching Bottom by Kari Strutt

Touching Bottom In the story, Touching Bottom by Kari Strut, the theme is to not give even when one hits shudder bottom. This is demonstrated in the story when, Ian is drowning in the ocean because the current is dragging him knock down and he is inefficient to swim due to a cramp study in his leg. Saving Ian is very challenging for the narrator because at one point Ian is struggling to keep his head above water and while doing so he accidental pushes the narrator below, deep in to the ocean and now she is having difficulty breathing and striving to survive.In order to bear on herself from drowning, the narrator pushes herself further down into the ocean and realizes that the bottom was not actually as far as she had assumed. After she resurfaces, the narrator has to swim with Ian on top of her to get him back to preventive all while fighting against a current. At one moment the narrator thought she could not continue and she asks Ian to swim for himself but he is unable to do so. At that moment she feels like she has hit rock bottom because she Is not able to swim a great deal longer due to her aching joints and rising injuries such as big bleeding welts on her arms and back, and a plundered shoulder.Throughout the course of this life changing experience the narrator has to watch her much older husband flirt with another woman on the beach without caring about their life threatening situation. However, she has a flashback, that motivates her to keep swimming to save her step son and eventually she finds a human willing to lend her his board to help bring Ian back to shore. In conclusion, while struggling to stoppage alive and rescue Ian, the narrator felt that she had hit rock bottom at the beach and In life but she fought through It all and moved.