The Swimmer

and driving.as well as the reconized immediate effects of drinking too much, such as nausea and vommiting, binge drinking and prolonged heavy drinking over long periods of time can affect you in many different ways. ( Know Your Limits ). In “The Swimmer” by John Cheever, He illustrates the effects It has on a human brain, life choices decision making, and how you can lose everything in a matter of months. Through the use of symbolism

The Swimmer is a short story written by John Cheever. The story follows Neddy Merrill as he attempts to swim across town using his neighbors' pools. On the surface, it is just the story of an afternoon, but it is meant to represent the course of Merrill's life. Each swimming pool is meant to represent a different time in his life. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964. The film stars Burt Lancaster as Merrill. Both versions focus on themes of aging, nostalgia and the search for meaning

Cheever’s explores fears in a plot by showing how Neddy and Irene feel fear inside them when they get to meet with those people who have changed over time or having difficulty accepting them. In the story swimmer when Neddy swims from pool to pool to go back home. Along the way, he finds that all these he met were rude to him and does not even have a word of talk to him. Neddy feels ignorant by these people. After meeting with all he realizes over this much time when he not here everything had been

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

In Frank Perry’s 1986 film adaptation of “The Swimmer”, Cheever, Neddy, an upper middle class man who decides to swim across his neighbors’ pools home only to discover that his house no longer belongs to him and he is no longer a part of his family, is characterized as a very suave and robust man. The first scene of The Swimmer emphasizes Neddy’s vitality by the ways in which the camera encompasses Neddy’s body and that of his friends, the addition of two characters as well as additional interactions

Both the movie and story of The Swimmer show the many facets of Neddy Merill’s character, however the movie took the information given in the story and exaggerated it to the extent that Neddy could be a different person. Neddy’s relationship with Shirley reveals his womanizing ways, but the movie portrays his personality much more negatively than the short story. Another varying aspect of Neddy is that in the story he is more of an isolationist while in the movie he seems determined to social as

of the acclaimed novelist Philip Roth, Cheever was an “enchanted realist” who had “as rich and distinctive [voice] as any of the leading voices of postwar American literature.” This ‘voice’ was in full display Cheever’s stories, especially in “The Swimmer,” which is about a man named Neddy Merrill who embarks on a ‘voyage’ to swim across the whole county in the fictionalized Bullet Park. In this upper-middle class suburbia, pool parties are the custom and drinking is a popular pastime, especially for

     "The Swimmer" by John Cheever describes Neddy Merril's "swim" home. Neddy is a husband and a father, he is also a drunk. The story encompasses about twenty years of his life of alcohol which ruined not only him but also his relationship with his family. One day after waking up with a hangover he drinks a little and decides to swim home. It is obvious he is a drunk because he is constantly searching for a drink on his swim home.      Neddy

In John Cheever’s short story, “The Swimmer” he conveys the transformation of the character through the use of setting. The story begins in the suburbs of Neddy Merill's neighborhood. After a night of partying and drinking, Neddy the main character seems optimistic, he has a perfect family, a high social status, and not many problems going on in his life. He feels young and energetic therefore decides to swim across town through backyard neighborhood pools. However, his journey becomes less fun

“Swimmers step up,” the announcer was starting me for my first IM (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle). I stepped up to the block my knees shaky and I was feeling weak as my stomach was turning in knots. I tightened my goggles and stepped up to the block. “Take your mark” I bent down ready to leap off the block and then “BEEEEP”. Before I knew it I was in the water swimming butterfly in the icy cold water. All that I had been feeling before was gone the shakiness, the weakness