Dante’s Inferno and The Swimmer Dante’s ever popular‚ poem‚ “ The Inferno‚” and John Cheever’s “ The Swimmer” is both set upon the theme‚ reflecting on ones life. Cheever highly accepts the profundity of Dante’s pious allegory (1). In the swimmer‚ the protagonist Neddy Merrils‚ swims throughout his well-heeled neighborhood‚ which is credited the intense journey of Dante. The Swimmer‚ a story about a man’s eight-mile journey home‚ is a book that explores how a man reflects upon life. Many of the
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In the Story “The Swimmer”‚ a well-positioned man named Neddy goes on a long journey passing different periods of his time swimming from pool to pool. John Cheever symbolically expresses the stages of alcoholism‚ its effects‚ as well as how alcoholism destroyed Neddy’s life‚ family‚ friends‚ and social standing. The Narrator in “The Swimmer” displays Neddy’s life as moments of events of him swimming from pool to pool all over the country. Neddy started his journey being strong‚ and active feeling
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Asim Soomro The Significant emotional changes in the Major Characters of “The Swimmer” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” Cheever’s “The Swimmer” and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” use surrounding objects to bring about the major characters emotional deconstruction. “The Swimmer” portrays Neddy’s transition from a state of optimism to despondence through the use swimming pools. Neddy also views the swimming pools as a source of comfort‚ but at the same time encounters disconcerting ones. “The Yellow
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The Dream Deferred – A Comparison Kristy Andrews Axia College of University of Phoenix In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun‚ the author reveals a hard-working‚ honest African-American family struggling to make their dreams come true. Langston Hughes’ poem‚ Harlem‚ illustrates what could happen if those dreams never came to fruition. Together‚ both Hansberry and Hughes show the effects on human beings when a long-awaited dream is thwarted by economic and social hardships. Each of
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Does the story reflect John Cheever’s life and experience of alcoholism and addiction? In the short stories that John Cheever wrote over his lifetime he reflected himself in the main characters personality. As an example the short story “The Swimmer”‚ the main character is portrayed as an alcoholic who loses everything from his friends to his wife. John Cheever was an American novelist and short story writer‚ he is now known as the most notable short story writer of the 20th century. Cheever growing
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A River in Egypt Like the famous saying goes‚ denial isn’t just a river in Egypt. On the surface‚ "The Swimmer" may appear to be a tale of the effects of alcohol abuse or maybe even a characterization of a mental disorder like Alzheimer’s. Upon closer scrutiny‚ however‚ one discerns that it is denial that allows for the supremacy of the human mind over logic and reason during desperate times. Cheever insinuates that the mind is not only a dangerously powerful tool‚ but also an instrument that can
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John Cheever’s story "The Swimmer" depicts a protagonist ‚ and the society that has nurtured him‚ as lacking in seriousness and responsibility. Neddy‚ the bewildered protagonist‚ represents a society satirized for centering its values on social status and materialism. During the course of Neddy’s journey‚ the illusions he has constructed about his life are stripped away‚ and in the process the truth behind his society is realized. In unveiling the tragedy of Neddy’s existence‚ Cheever reveals the
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The Swimmer Symbolism In the Swimmer the character (Neddy) swims through several pools on a journey he believes would “enlarge and celebrate its beauty” (251). These pools and the journey he swims symbolize the passing of time and the deterioration of his health. He began his journey feeling as though he was young and strong‚ “he seemed to have the especial slenderness of youth” (250). He seems to be very content with his life and his friendships. As he was swimming in his own pool the character
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In reading the story “The Swimmer”‚ the main character Neddy Merrill‚ takes his journey home through swimming pools of his neighborhood‚ which then progresses into a journey through the years of his life. This is showing that the passage of time is inevitable‚ and no matter how much one might ignore it‚ it still passes. It is shown in this story that Neddy has been in denial of reality the entire time as well. At the beginning of this story it states that Neddy is “far from young‚” but he does his
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