The Swimmer (short story)

The American writer John Cieber's short story "Swimmer" was first published in New Yorker on July 18, 1964 [1], then published in 1964 short novel collection "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow" It was. Collect in the story of John Cheever later

The story begins with Nedimerill hanging around in a warm summer friends' pool. On a whim, Neddy decided to return to all the nearby pools (he named "Lucinda River" to commemorate his wife) and became full of passionate and youthful energy It was. Early in the journey, he welcomed the friend who brought him to drink warmly. Obviously, he is highly appreciated and has social status of the upper class or the middle class.

As his journey progressed, things were gradually dark and eventually appeared with surreal tones. The light in the afternoon continued to be visible, but it is not clear how long it passed. At the beginning of the story, it is obviously a mid-summer, but in the end all signs of nature pointing to this season are autumn. The old acquaintance that Nedy encountered described the misfortune and economic problems he did not remember, and he obviously did not like the house belonging to the owner of the middle class social class. His early youth energy gradually declined and his swimming became increasingly painful and difficult. Finally, he went home with a sense of awkwardness only to know that his house was worn down and was emptied and abandoned. [2]

Originally considered a novel and deducted from more than 150 pages of notes, it might be Chieber's most famous and often chosen story. At one point, he wanted to compare it with the story of Narcissus, one of the Greek myths. As it was published, this story is highly appreciated by the fusion of realism and surrealism, the quest for themes in the suburbs of America, especially the relationship of wealth and happiness, and his usage of myth and symbolism. [Required citation]

John Cheever's short story "Swimmers" uses literary elements to convey the transformation of letters. The story begins in America, the middle class, and the suburbs. It is likely to be a party and a night of drinking. 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. My wife does not appreciate her husband being alone with other women. This marriage is rude and distrustful. Beth should explain her feelings to Cayce on this occasion. As another example, when Beth and Nomey talked about two alternatives and left Granny Lith, she told Casey "Nomey marked it". Cathy replied: "The symbol

John Cheever's swimmer. This is completed. Swimmer was first published in New Yorker in 1964 and is now widely recognized as the most important short story in America in the 20th century. Surrealism, sadness, strangeness, this is a story of a man, they think of others' lives as swimmers in the backyard pool. James Baldwin went to see people. As I can not find a free copy of this story online, I will point to the Baldwin Collection in the American Library. Going to see people is a cruel and sincere story about American racial violence. "Welcome to Men", first published in 1965, is an important part of American art, but some of the things the reader should know about include a truthful and vivid description of frightful cruelty .