Character Analysis: The Man In The Water

Surrounded by strangers, the anonymous man, known as “The Man in the Water,” was only minutes to death. With that being said, prior to the plane crash, he was on an ordinary plane surrounded by people he had never met. However, when the plane went down, instead of saving himself, he proceeded to save the others. Because he was selfless, those people gained a longer life. The plane

In the short story Lifeguard, Barbara Scott delineates Chris as a lifeguard at the Bridgeland Community Swimming Pool. A boy named Mike saw Chris dive, from thenceforth he venerated him, Mike made impressing Chris his number one precedence. Be that as it may, Chris was not so affable, one particular instance where this was manifest would be when Chris had completely gone off on Mike, denigrating and insulting him. Mike had not shown up at the pool for a while after that; this led to Chris believing that he was the cause of him not showing up. However, that was not the case at all Mike had in fact been in a car accident with his parents on the way to visit his relatives in Saskatchewan. This unfortunate event caused Mike’s mother to die immediately, his father to die a couple of days after that, and Mike to fall into this state of paralysis which had severe effects on his mental and physical state after the accident. Albeit this event was greatly grieved and sorrowful it essentially created a forgiving and protective custodianship between the two characters. For there were many instances throughout this short story where I was able to make connections to my identity personally and other outside correlations. To be exact, I will give an articulate analysis towards the quote “I start to walk away. But he’s a persistent guy and you’ve got to admit he doesn't take an insult.” and the impact it has on me personally. Secondly, I will connect the quote “Like I promised, I watch him, every day,...” to a youth audience fictional literature piece. Finally, I will express my thoughts on the statement “Leave me alone, you little geek. Just clear off and leave me alone!” towards teenage attitudes and society today.

For this essay, I am going to be discussing the short story “Swimming” found on the New Yorker, and written by T. Cooper. I have chosen this story for many reasons, and among those reasons is the personal sadness I felt when I first read the story, almost as if the universe was placing a certain theme in my life, that only the main character could possibly understand. I am talking about running, the god given instinct felt by all men, inherent in the nature of fear, and brought out in all who feel sadness in its full intensity. Though in my short life I can not compare the sadness I have felt with that of losing a child at my own hand, but if I had been placed in that situation, if fate had tempted my soul with such a sequence of events, I would like to think I could find the strength to endure and the courage to not abandon all I had previously known. Yet I am able to reconcile the themes of grief, the mode of recovery, and the longing to escape such a terrible tale. I think in this piece, as I will discuss in later parts, the author was able to put into words a transformation we rarely get to observe in closeness, the kind of transformation that turns a kind man into a “just man” the kind of death that turns this world from a beautiful and happy place into a world that is closing in on our main character, that is forcing him to surface temporarily and gasp for air, much like he does when he finds peace in the water, wading breath after air, after sea. I firmly believe that

Although the circumstances nature thrust at the man were immortaly dangerous, the man’s deficit of imagination and negligence innately led to his death. Psycologically, the man was no match for the treacherous conditions around

“The Swimmer,” a short fiction by John Cheever, presents a theme to the reader about the unavoidable changes of life. The story focuses on the round character by the name of Neddy Merrill who is in extreme denial about the reality of his life. He has lost his youth, wealth, and family yet only at the end of the story does he develop the most by experiencing a glimpse of realization on all that he has indeed lost. In the short story “The Swimmer,” John Cheever uses point of view, setting and symbolism to show the value of true relationships and the moments of life that are taken for granted.

In the novel We Live in Water by Jess Walter, there are many stories about how people live in Spokane, Washington. One interesting aspect the reoccurs in multiple stories is the relationship between father and son. In the short story Anything Helps, Walter introduces the character Bit, a father whose addiction led him to losing his son to the state. He tries to see him but when he does he doesn’t even remember how much time has passed since he’d seen him last. Although Bit tries to be a good father his addictions to alcohol and drugs keeps him from doing so. Although Bit tries to be a good father to his son, Nate, his alcohol and drug problems tends to stop him from doing so.

The authors John Hoyle of the essay " A State Championship" and the Biblical story " The Parable of the Good Samaritan" are all like hero in the " The Man in the Water" written by Roger Rosenblatt. In these articles, or essays, they all sacrifice something to help someone in need. In the short story "The Parable of the Good Samaritan." the man who helped the "certain man" used his own "beast" to help the injured man to where he lived. The man attended to the man's wounds and then stated " Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay you."

There were many people that day that risked their lives to save those on Air Florida Flight 90, but the incident that happened on the Potomac that day could have been easily been prevented if proper mitigations were in place. The main points of failure were the inability of the city to respond in a reasonable timeline, the bystanders standing and watching while not trying to move their cars so emergency vehicles could pass through without interference. Furthermore, possibly the biggest failure was that of the air liner Air Florida. Many of their procedures were broken, or the pilots and ground crew were not prepared to handle a situation like that. With the mitigation steps previously stated this disaster could have been prevented. Not much

John Cheever and F. Scott Fitzgerald are both 20th century writers whose story’s thematically reflected the despair and the emptiness of life. In both story’s “The Swimmer” and “Babylon Revisited” the main characters undergo similar problems, although they are presented differently in each story. The subject matter of both stories, pertain to the ultimate downfall of a man. “The Swimmer”, conveys the story of a man who swims his way into reality. He at first is very ignorant to his situation; however with the passing of time he becomes cognizant to the idea that he has lost everything. In “Babylon Revisited” the key character is a “recovering alcoholic”, who return to his homeland in hope to get his daughter back. However, problems from

How hard is it to do the right thing? In the article, “The Man in the Water”, many people did the right thing right until the end. “The Man in the Water” takes place in Washington D.C., where there was a blast of winter. It was a chaotic disaster that caught the nation’s attention. In reality, not everyone is willing to be the “good guy”. Everyone have once, thought of themselves more than others but, in this article, not everyone was selfish. Not being selfish, showed heroism and bravery. In the article “The Man in the Water”, Roger Rosenblatt uses conflict and setting to develop moral courage.

A code hero is someone who acts courageous, honorable, and keeps endurance throughout situations of agony, and stress.In The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago risks his life countless times for a fish. In situations high in stress, pain, and chaos, Santiago remains valiant. Santiago is a brave honorable fisherman who does not give up even though he has not caught a fish in 87 days. He remains determined to catch a fish and prove that he is worth the fisherman title for himself, Manolin, and fellow fisherman. Manolin is a child who looks up to Santiago and he is both the student and the teacher, he helps Santiago as well as learns from him. Santiago journeys out to catch a fish and he finds one that he must fight. He shows courage in the battle with this fish long and hard even at the risk of dying. He is beaten down and defeated, although, at the same time he is so strong, endures the pain, and will not give up no matter the cost. Throughout this journey, Santiago remains honorable, courageous, and shows endurance no matter the chaos making him a code hero.

In the novel, A Moby Dick, Pip is a young African American boy, who has almost no power on the Pequod. Pip only makes a handful of appearances in the novel, which leads the reader to ask: why does Melville include him in this novel? Pip normally serves as an entertainer for the crew and cleans up the ship. However, after being left in the ocean for hours, he forms a special bond with Ahab. Pip is included in the novel because he positively affects Captain Ahab.

Many have the desire to control the uncontrollable, or change the unchangeable. This idea is shared through many novels and movies; one of those being Herman Melville’s Moby Dick-a narrated voyage of a whaling ship, the Pequod, and its captain, Ahab, whose one desire was to kill the great Sperm Whale, Moby Dick. As his whaling journey continued, still unsuccessful, Ahab’s character began to change. Many adjectives could be used to describe Ahab’s changing character, but three specific ones are as follows: obsessive, conceited, and manipulative. Ahab’s one desire changes him from an obedient captain to a madman.

Dana Fitz Gale noted, “Big Jim’s always saying how a lake this size could hide all sorts of things”(23). There are many hidden mysteries out there in the world waiting to be discovered some of them could be good while others be the total opposite. In the story, the setting is set to be a lake in which our character named Jimmy will have to decide whether to be brave or a coward. In order to achieve his goal, he will have to face his fears while also breaking out his ordinary life style to find the answers he is looking for. Jimmy depict the curiosity of a smart kid searching for some sustainable answers. We explored how Jimmy character changes throughout the story “Monsters of the Deep”.