author of “The Swimmer”, John Cheever, was born in 1912 in Quincy, Massachusetts. During the downfall of his life, Cheever had a twenty-year battle with alcoholism. Then after, he went to rehab for alcoholism in 1975. This experience then led him to write about his issues with alcohol in the short stories, “The Swimmer” and the “Falconer.” Over his lifetime, Cheever has obtained several awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Even though Cheever got kicked out of his school
Wealth, women, and writing, are all words that describe F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life. Fitzgerald started writing at a young age and did not become famous right away. He fell in love with a southern belle, Zelda Fitzgerald, while he was in the army. Fitzgerald wrote for the rest of his life, he died at the age of forty-four. He also has a particular writing style, such as using vivid imagery and a constant setting. Fitzgerald made connections from his life into his writing by including the societal
through the situation between Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams. So, as Abigail and the girls who were caught dancing in the forest charge several innocent people for witchery, Abigail saw it as an opening to rekindle the love between her and John Proctor by accusing his wife, Elizabeth, of witchcraft. Elizabeth is then charged for witchcraft and was put to trial. She had the choice to either confess her sins and save her life or not confess and get hanged. These accusations, we learn in
become a choice for some women. Variables will come into affect for each of theses women and certain circumstances will effect their decision to have an abortion or not to have an abortion. The populations in the research are women from sixteen to twenty-nine with information including ethical dilemmas, society influence, religious backgrounds, health issues, sexual activity, substance abuse, rape, financial issues, family /relationship dynamics, long term implications with physical and mental affects