The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Swimmer, by hind end Cheever, is a short narrative about a existence of the name Neddy Merrill. In this enchantment by Cheever, we are introduced to a man who is spontaneous, impulsive, and young at heart. Being such a man, he decides to swim finished a string of discordant swimming pools - many of which are owned by his friends - to get hold of his home. Tempted by the urge for convulsion and escape, as well as the urge to be ...a pilgrim, an explorer, a man with a destiny...  Neddy begins his jaunt through the water (Cheever, 2).\nAs Neddy makes his eccentric journey, he is initially welcomed by his friends and enjoys his swim during the straightaway summer. Neddy skillfully makes his way through parties as his friends gladly adjure him for drinks, but makes his journey his just about important priority. As he leaves the backyard parties and swims into the Levys swimming pool, Neddy begins to see most nameless things. He find that the Levys house had ...no signs of life; non even a pawl barked  (Cheever, 2). His friends house had been littered with specs and bottles, although Neddy does not seem to mobilize where they had gone for the summer. Here, Neddy first begins to tone of voice tired. However, he shrugs off the distant circumstance and continues swimming.\nSuddenly, Neddy realizes that a attack is about to pass. The tone short turns ominous. It becomes dark and Neddy sees a adult female crying. Neddy stays in the Levys gazebo until the rain stopped, and he becomes advised of how cool the rain make the day. However, not only had the draw cooled the air, but it brought the signs of autumn. As Neddy crosses the glom to reach pool later pool, he finds his friends homes in strange conditions. Grass was overgrown, homes were unkept, pools were dry, and furniture was redact away. Some of the houses even had FOR barter signs up. Although disheartened by the fortune of these strange states, he chop-chop turns his atten tion to a hard of a tennis game.\nNeddy plain encounters...