The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Swimmer, by John Cheever, is a unretentive story about a man of the name Neddy Merrill. In this piece by Cheever, we atomic number 18 introduced to a man who is spontaneous, impulsive, and small at heart. Being such a man, he decides to travelming through a t rain down of various swimming pusss - galore(postnominal) of which are owned by his friends - to reach his home. Tempted by the weightlift for excitement and escape, as intumesce as the urge to be ...a pilgrim, an explorer, a man with a destiny...  Neddy begins his expedition through the irrigate (Cheever, 2).\nAs Neddy makes his eccentric journey, he is initially welcomed by his friends and enjoys his swim during the warm summer. Neddy skillfully makes his instruction through parties as his friends fain invite him for drinks, but makes his journey his most important priority. As he leaves the backyard parties and swims into the Levys swimming pool, Neddy begins to fulfill some strange things. He noticed t hat the Levys house had ...no signs of brio; not counterbalance a dog barked  (Cheever, 2). His friends house had been be with glasses and bottles, although Neddy does not appear to recall where they had gone for the summer. Here, Neddy root begins to feel tired. However, he shrugs take the strange circumstance and continues swimming.\nSuddenly, Neddy realizes that a storm is about to pass. The footprint suddenly turns ominous. It becomes dark and Neddy sees a woman crying. Neddy stays in the Levys gazebo until the rain stopped, and he becomes aware of how cool the rain made the day. However, not merely had the storm cooled the air, but it brought the signs of autumn. As Neddy crosses the grass to reach pool after pool, he finds his friends homes in strange conditions. Grass was overgrown, homes were unkept, pools were dry, and furniture was put away. Some of the houses even had FOR SALE signs up. Although disheartened by the sight of these strange states, he quickly turn s his attention to a sound of a lawn tennis game.\nNeddy obviously encounters...