Many Theories from Literary Critics: John Cheever’s The Swimmer

"Swimmer" is one of the most notorious short stories of John Chieber. The main character of John Cheever is a middle-aged outsider named Needy Merrill. Sitting in the neighbor 's Westerhazy (pool), Needy decided he would pass through a pool near him. When Needy first started traveling, he felt young and enthusiastic; then his neighbor greeted him in a fun way. Obviously, Needy is a well-respected and respected person. As his journey progressed, he began to see red and orange leaves; then he noticed it fell.

John Cheever's short story "Swimmer" uses the literary elements of the set to convey the character's transformation. The story begins in America, the middle class, and the suburbs. It is like a party and a drinking evening. Although hero Neddy Merrill seems to be very optimistic at the beginning, he is a perfect family, has a high social status, and has few problems on daily life. Despite his age, he felt young and energetic, decided to swim through the neighbor through a pool.

In John Cheever 's short story "The Swimmer", the hero Ned Merrill completely suggests the title of the story. The story is in a third party. The first is a small group of people sitting on Midsummer Sunday around the pool near Ned Merrill. All the guests were talking about the night when they got drunk and the night was a terrible hangover. The protagonist, Ned, began to feel like a swimmer able to swim a huge river. To prove this to himself, he set out on a journey to visit his house. To do this, he must swim in all the pools between his current neighbor and his own house. Given that his house is eight miles away, this is by no means an easy task.

John Cheever's story "Swimmer" began quite rationally. The hero Neddy Merrill was roaming the pool of friends Westerhazys' house. His current location and eight miles away are home with plenty of swimming pools that can literally go upstream to the house. Please jog a little on the street. However, the capricious exercise soon came to dusk. Mrs. Graham greeted him generously at the first stop, and noticed that she was about to call him on the phone every day by phone; she was pleased that he was stopped. Mrs. Hamer, the owner of the second pool saw him in the water, he said, "I do not know who it is." I am not at home.