The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Swimmer, by John Cheever, is a in short story about a man of the name Neddy Merrill. In this piece by Cheever, we ar introduced to a man who is spontaneous, impulsive, and four-year-old at heart. Being much(prenominal) a man, he decides to travel through a soak up of various moveming jackpots - many a(prenominal) of which are owned by his friends - to reach his home. Tempted by the bid for excitement and escape, as healthful as the urge to be ...a pilgrim, an explorer, a man with a destiny...  Neddy begins his travel through the body of water (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 expressive style 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 construe some strange things. He noticed tha t the Levys house had ...no signs of sustenance; not yet a dog barked  (Cheever, 2). His friends house had been litter with glasses and bottles, although Neddy does not look to recall where they had gone for the summer. Here, Neddy beginning begins to feel tired. However, he shrugs clear up the strange circumstance and continues swimming.\nSuddenly, Neddy realizes that a storm is about to pass. The short letter suddenly turns ominous. It becomes dark and Neddy sees a woman crying. Neddy stays in the Levys gazebo until the precipitate stopped, and he becomes aware of how cool the rain made the day. However, not altogether 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 piece of furniture was put away. Some of the houses even had FOR SALE signs up. Although disheartened by the sight of these stra nge states, he quickly turns his attention to a sound of a tennis game.\nNeddy obviously encounters...