The main plot of the short story is to show the reader not to take the small things for granted because at the end you won't even realize that's what you love doing the best. For example in the story it said "Her lifesaving courses had worked ," meaning she never thought they would come in handy because she thought that being a life guard was not exciting and nothing life changing would occur. Also the male figure in the story is a symbol of her life changing experience after she saves the little boy . Another thing is the setting of the pool area how it's all dramatic and everything moving fast and how she didn't stop to think on what to do and just took the plunge into the water acting quick on her feet to save a person she didn't know because that's what she had signed up for even though it tells us she was only there for the rides. In other words she's a guarding angel and now knows that taking risks is something she enjoys .
