The Swimmer Symbolism

“The Swimmer” is a story written by the American author John Cheever, a story about a man who decides to get home by swimming across all the pools in his country. In the story, the author widely uses symbolism through which he shows how Neddy spends his live striving for material success and how he ends up losing more important values as his family and friends.
Neddy’s journey through the pools on his way home represent the phrases of time that one has to pass through his life, showing that the passage of time and change is inevitable, no matter how one tries to ignore it. As he starts his adventure he feels like a “legendary figure”, which simbolyzes optimism and courage. Through his journey he changes his emotions and attitude that are