epresent common ways a person would prepare him or herself for an underwater dive. The book of myths represents the collective knowledge that a person gains throughout his or her lifetime and that they can draw upon during experiences. The camera that the speaker is taking is loaded, ready to record and capture the experience of the speaker's discovery, suggesting the speaker is ready to absorb what the experience has to offer. The knife is a defense against anything unexpected and could also be used as a tool. The speaker also equips herself by putting on a rubber suit, flippers and a mask. All of these items are to prepare for a dive as a woman who wanted to speak out would prepare herself to fight against others who might not believe in her or want to hear what she had to say. The rubber suit, flippers and mask are not just instruments the speaker is taking with her; she is actually putting them on. With these items, she is disguising herself behind the image of a diver although she feels "absurd
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