The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Swimmer, by John Cheever, is a diddle story about a man of the name Neddy Merrill. In this piece by Cheever, we argon introduced to a man who is spontaneous, impulsive, and progeny at heart. Being much(prenominal) a man, he decides to blow through a line of various blowming pussycats - many of which are owned by his friends - to reach his home. Tempted by the crusade for excitement and escape, as sanitary as the urge to be ...a pilgrim, an explorer, a man with a destiny...  Neddy begins his journey 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 guidance 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 underwrite some strange things. He noticed that the Levys house had ...no signs of breeding; not nonetheless a dog barked  (Cheever, 2). His friends house had been litter with glasses and bottles, although Neddy does not have the appearance _or_ semblance to recall where they had gone for the summer. Here, Neddy startle 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 annotation suddenly turns ominous. It becomes dark and Neddy sees a woman crying. Neddy stays in the Levys gazebo until the rain down stopped, and he becomes aware of how cool the rain made the day. However, not whole 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 furniture was put away. Some of the houses even had FOR SALE signs up. Although disheartened by the sight of these strange states, he quickly turns his attention to a sound of a tennis game.\nNeddy obviously encounters...