The Stories of John Cheever

important than the truth when the truth is not beneficial to those involved. Ezekiel Cheever, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor, three characters from the play, are all concerned with their reputations. These characters did not want to look bad and get entangled in any more lies to only end up in a worse situation. To save their reputations, they are all compelled to do things such as providing the truth. Ezekiel Cheever was an official of the court who did whatever he was told to do. He obeyed all

Kaitlyn Overstreet Mrs. Buckley English III 13 April 2017 The Crazy Radio Why can Irene hear the conversations going on throughout her building, but no one can hear her through the radio? “The Enormous Radio,” by John Cheever was set shortly after World War II. Irene and Jim Westcott love listening to music, and one day their radio got ruined and Jim had to go buy a new one. The radio has something wrong with it, it allows them to hear other conversations. “The Enormous Radio” made it seem that

play. One of the important issues is selfishness. In this story Mary Warren, Abigail Williams, and John Proctor are selfish. The main plot is about a group of girls who go dancing in the forest in the middle of the night, and do witchcraft. This literary work also talks about selfish people in a court case who will not confess the crimes they have committed in the past. In the crucible, Arthur Miller uses the characters, Mary Warren, John Proctor, and Abigail Williams to show selfishness distorts

Anti-heroism in John Cheever’s “The Swimmer” Generally, an anti-hero is “a main character in a story who does not have the qualities that a hero usually has, such as being morally good” (Macmillan Dictionary). For a person who overcomes difficulties and fulfills his dream, there is still a possibility that the person is not considered a hero if he or she is against heroic values. In John Cheever’s “The Swimmer”, Neddy is not a traditional hero who is concerned and caring. Instead, he is classified

metaphors, and smiles. The story uses these figurative language devices to add depth to the story, to show more about the characters and to add more development to the overall message. In Act 2 of “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller skillfully employs figurative language

“The Swimmer” is a short story written by John Cheever and publish in 1964. The short story is about a man names Neddy who one summer decides to get home by swimming across all the pools in his county. What makes this short story so appealing is Cheever’s theme of sociological and psychological insight of one main character. Over the long haul the short story is about persona and inner corruption with a sort of conflict. “Why was he determined to complete his journey even if it meant putting his

In both postmodernism short stories, “The Idea,” by Raymond Carver and “The Death of Justina,” by John Cheever, the authors critique middle-class and suburban values. In the 1950’s-1960’s the United States and the Soviet Union were at international conflict, which caused the Pro-American/anti-communist defense line in America. In order not to get hunted down by the FBI the family units needed to project that they were “good guys” by living in a suburban community with the traditional roles of the

Nathan Jang Professor Sanchez ENGL 110 M2 15 April 2024 Perils of Delusion In the short story "The Swimmer," author John Cheever depicts the psychological decline of the main character, Neddy Merrill, who’s fragile ego repeatedly clashes with harsh truths that slowly chip away at his fantastical views. As Neddy decides to travel home by swimming across each of his neighbors’ pools, his detachment from reality becomes more and more obvious with every house. According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory

In John Cheever’s short story, “The Swimmer,” we are introduced to Neddy Merrill a man who, at first glance, seemed to be an ordinary affluent suburban man enjoying some drinks by the pool with his neighbors. After lounging around with his neighbor, Neddy decided he’s going to go home by swimming through his neighbor’s pools. Through his swimming journey, Neddy slowly begins to acknowledge what has happened in his life. It wasn’t until the moment that Neddy finally reaches his home that everything

is. The fact of the matter is, the only way to tell if different authors can show the same amount of pain in their different types of literautre, is to take a look at multiple genres of literature that talk about pain. This paper analyzes John Cheever’s short-story “The Swimmer” (1964), Edwidge Danticat’s non-fiction Brother, I’m Dying (2007), and Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem, “Facing It” (1988), in order to show that different genres of literature can perceive pain better than others. Literature Review