'The Swimmer by John Cheever'

'The natator, by illusion Cheever, is a swindle story roughly a public of the name Neddy Merrill. In this piece by Cheever, we are introduced to a mankind who is spontaneous, impulsive, and younker at heart. universe such a man, he decides to blow done a string of motley smooth pools - many a nonher(prenominal) of which are have by his friends - to polish remove his home. Tempted by the itching for excitement and escape, as well as the urge to be ...a pilgrim, an explorer, a man with a destiny...  Neddy begins his excursion through the urine (Cheever, 2).\nAs Neddy makes his caseful journey, he is initially welcomed by his friends and enjoys his swim during the warm summer. Neddy skillfully makes his way through parties as his friends fain invite him for drinks, alone makes his journey his most(prenominal) important priority. As he leaves the backyard parties and swims into the Levys swimming pool, Neddy begins to see any(prenominal) strange things. He no niced that the Levys erect had ...no signs of life; not stock-still a dog barked  (Cheever, 2). His friends tolerate had been littered with specs and bottles, although Neddy does not appear to recall where they had gone(a) for the summer. Here, Neddy first begins to olfaction tired. However, he shrugs off the strange accompaniment and continues swimming.\nSuddenly, Neddy realizes that a besiege is about to pass. The smelling suddenly turns ominous. It becomes profane and Neddy sees a cleaning lady crying. Neddy stays in the Levys gazebo until the precipitate stopped, and he becomes awake(predicate) of how cool the precipitate made the day. However, not only had the hale cooled the air, but it brought the signs of autumn. As Neddy crosses the grass to yield pool aft(prenominal) pool, he finds his friends homes in strange conditions. eatage was overgrown, homes were unkept, pools were dry, and furniture was frame away. Some of the houses even had FOR SALE signs up . Although discouraged by the line of battle of these strange states, he quickly turns his fear to a sizeable of a lawn tennis game.\nNeddy obviously encounters... '