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\nThe short story \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d by John Cheever explores different types of Imagery, and through them, Neddy\u2019s personality is shown.
\nNeddy is described through imagery.
\n\u201cHe might have been compared to a summers day, particularly the last hours of one, and while he lacked a tennis racket or a sail bag the impression was definitely one of youth, sport, and clement weather. \u201d( 1234 )
\nThis passage talks how he is like a summer day, which could be a bright, colorful, warm person, but when it says \u201cparticularly the last hours of one\u201d it refers to how its it is warm and beautiful, but also fading or maybe not as strong. The passage gives visual imagery about his lack of tennis rackets and sails bag that could be about what skills he doesn\u2019t have. The story continues to tell about the journey that Neddy takes. He wants to cross the Lucinda River by swimming in all his neighbor\u2019s house pools.
\n\u201cAfter leaving the Houlands\u2019 he crossed Dimtar Street and started for the Bunkers\u2019, where he could hear even at that distance, the noise of a party. The water refracted the sound of voices and laughter and seemed to suspend it in mid air. \u201d (1235)
\n Here it is a representation of what goes through his life, through auditory imagery. The voices are far away but also near. It\u2019s like the pool is a representation of something that keeps them apart. Then Neddy joins to the party but doesn\u2019t want to stay. He is afraid getting too involved. The use if imagery in this passage is to represent what goes one through his head when he sees these parties or what they feel like to him in the early stages of his life. Neddy then goes on to the next house, and dives into the pool. He then gets out and notices that the people in the house aren\u2019t there.
\n\u201cIt was suddenly growing dark; it was that moment when the pin-headed birds seem to organize their song into some acute and knowledgeable recognition of the storms approach\u2026 Why did he love storms, what was the meaning of his excitement\u2026 Why did the first watery note of a storm wind have for him the unmistakable sound of good news, cheer glad tidings?\u201d\u201d {1236.}
\n The imagery put into this passage exposes some problem that could have gone by on his life at some point and how Neddy dealt with it. The imagery tells us the storm is bringing bad news and it\u2019s dark, but Neddy doesn\u2019t care. One the contrary, he actually enjoys it and looks forward to it. The narrator shows doubt to why this could be. It shows a great lot of his personality, because this is how he reacts to depressing situations, its as if he didn\u2019t care. Neddy then goes to a swimming pool that isn\u2019t located where all his neighbors are. It is a swimming pool part of a Recreation center.
\n\u201cThe effect of the water on voices, the illusion of brilliance and suspense, was the same here as it had been at the Bunkers\u2019 but the sounds here were louder, harsher and more shill, and as soon as he entered the crowded enclosure he was confronted with regimentation.\u201d 127
\n The same thing happens here regarding what he feels about the parties but now the voices are louder, and also harsher. IT doesn\u2019t seem like it is a as pleasant as it was back at the Bunker\u2019s house. It\u2019s like another stage in his life. The surrounding\u2019s are different, and not so cheerful. \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d uses Imagery to connect the reader with Neddy and his life.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"27216955","dateCreated":"1284769639","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cecyrodriguez","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cecyrodriguez","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27216955"},"dateDigested":1531973897,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"\"The swimmer question\"","description":"
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\nThe short story \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d by John Cheever explores different types of Imagery, and through them, Neddy\u2019s personality is shown.
\nNeddy is described through imagery.
\n\u201cHe might have been compared to a summers day, particularly the last hours of one, and while he lacked a tennis racket or a sail bag the impression was definitely one of youth, sport, and clement weather. \u201d( 1234 )
\nThis passage talks how he is like a summer day, which could be a bright, colorful, warm person, but when it says \u201cparticularly the last hours of one\u201d it refers to how its it is warm and beautiful, but also fading or maybe not as strong. The passage gives visual imagery about his lack of tennis rackets and sails bag that could be about what skills he doesn\u2019t have. The story continues to tell about the journey that Neddy takes. He wants to cross the Lucinda River by swimming in all his neighbor\u2019s house pools.
\n\u201cAfter leaving the Houlands\u2019 he crossed Dimtar Street and started for the Bunkers\u2019, where he could hear even at that distance, the noise of a party. The water refracted the sound of voices and laughter and seemed to suspend it in mid air. \u201d (1235)
\n Here it is a representation of what goes through his life, through auditory imagery. The voices are far away but also near. It\u2019s like the pool is a representation of something that keeps them apart. Then Neddy joins to the party but doesn\u2019t want to stay. He is afraid getting too involved. The use if imagery in this passage is to represent what goes one through his head when he sees these parties or what they feel like to him in the early stages of his life. Neddy then goes on to the next house, and dives into the pool. He then gets out and notices that the people in the house aren\u2019t there.
\n\u201cIt was suddenly growing dark; it was that moment when the pin-headed birds seem to organize their song into some acute and knowledgeable recognition of the storms approach\u2026 Why did he love storms, what was the meaning of his excitement\u2026 Why did the first watery note of a storm wind have for him the unmistakable sound of good news, cheer glad tidings?\u201d\u201d {1236.}
\n The imagery put into this passage exposes some problem that could have gone by on his life at some point and how Neddy dealt with it. The imagery tells us the storm is bringing bad news and it\u2019s dark, but Neddy doesn\u2019t care. One the contrary, he actually enjoys it and looks forward to it. The narrator shows doubt to why this could be. It shows a great lot of his personality, because this is how he reacts to depressing situations, its as if he didn\u2019t care. Neddy then goes to a swimming pool that isn\u2019t located where all his neighbors are. It is a swimming pool part of a Recreation center.
\n\u201cThe effect of the water on voices, the illusion of brilliance and suspense, was the same here as it had been at the Bunkers\u2019 but the sounds here were louder, harsher and more shill, and as soon as he entered the crowded enclosure he was confronted with regimentation.\u201d 127
\n The same thing happens here regarding what he feels about the parties but now the voices are louder, and also harsher. IT doesn\u2019t seem like it is a as pleasant as it was back at the Bunker\u2019s house. It\u2019s like another stage in his life. The surrounding\u2019s are different, and not so cheerful. \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d uses Imagery to connect the reader with Neddy and his life.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"27216953","dateCreated":"1284769638","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"cecyrodriguez","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cecyrodriguez","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27216953"},"dateDigested":1531973897,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"\"The swimmer question\"","description":"
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\nThe short story \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d by John Cheever explores different types of Imagery, and through them, Neddy\u2019s personality is shown.
\nNeddy is described through imagery.
\n\u201cHe might have been compared to a summers day, particularly the last hours of one, and while he lacked a tennis racket or a sail bag the impression was definitely one of youth, sport, and clement weather. \u201d( 1234 )
\nThis passage talks how he is like a summer day, which could be a bright, colorful, warm person, but when it says \u201cparticularly the last hours of one\u201d it refers to how its it is warm and beautiful, but also fading or maybe not as strong. The passage gives visual imagery about his lack of tennis rackets and sails bag that could be about what skills he doesn\u2019t have. The story continues to tell about the journey that Neddy takes. He wants to cross the Lucinda River by swimming in all his neighbor\u2019s house pools.
\n\u201cAfter leaving the Houlands\u2019 he crossed Dimtar Street and started for the Bunkers\u2019, where he could hear even at that distance, the noise of a party. The water refracted the sound of voices and laughter and seemed to suspend it in mid air. \u201d (1235)
\n Here it is a representation of what goes through his life, through auditory imagery. The voices are far away but also near. It\u2019s like the pool is a representation of something that keeps them apart. Then Neddy joins to the party but doesn\u2019t want to stay. He is afraid getting too involved. The use if imagery in this passage is to represent what goes one through his head when he sees these parties or what they feel like to him in the early stages of his life. Neddy then goes on to the next house, and dives into the pool. He then gets out and notices that the people in the house aren\u2019t there.
\n\u201cIt was suddenly growing dark; it was that moment when the pin-headed birds seem to organize their song into some acute and knowledgeable recognition of the storms approach\u2026 Why did he love storms, what was the meaning of his excitement\u2026 Why did the first watery note of a storm wind have for him the unmistakable sound of good news, cheer glad tidings?\u201d\u201d {1236.}
\n The imagery put into this passage exposes some problem that could have gone by on his life at some point and how Neddy dealt with it. The imagery tells us the storm is bringing bad news and it\u2019s dark, but Neddy doesn\u2019t care. One the contrary, he actually enjoys it and looks forward to it. The narrator shows doubt to why this could be. It shows a great lot of his personality, because this is how he reacts to depressing situations, its as if he didn\u2019t care. Neddy then goes to a swimming pool that isn\u2019t located where all his neighbors are. It is a swimming pool part of a Recreation center.
\n\u201cThe effect of the water on voices, the illusion of brilliance and suspense, was the same here as it had been at the Bunkers\u2019 but the sounds here were louder, harsher and more shill, and as soon as he entered the crowded enclosure he was confronted with regimentation.\u201d 127
\n The same thing happens here regarding what he feels about the parties but now the voices are louder, and also harsher. IT doesn\u2019t seem like it is a as pleasant as it was back at the Bunker\u2019s house. It\u2019s like another stage in his life. The surrounding\u2019s are different, and not so cheerful. \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d uses Imagery to connect the reader with Neddy and his life.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27295961","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285012747","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27216155","dateCreated":"1284768014","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ellagicacid","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ellagicacid","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1343664898\/ellagicacid-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27216155"},"dateDigested":1531973897,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Swimmer","description":"Throughout the story "The Swimmer", Cheever uses imagery to portray Neddy to us not only physically but psychologically as well. Imagery not only describes Neddy but also makes us realize that the story might not be about a single day, but that more time has passed than Neddy realizes.
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\nCheever's description gives us an image of what Neddy looks like in the beginning; "He was a slender man\u2014he seemed to have the especial slenderness of youth\u2014and while he was far from young\u2026" (pg 1233). He is described again on pg 1234: \u201cHe might have been compared to a summer\u2019s day, particularly the last hours of one...\u201d. In the beginning, Ned is described as a determined, happy, energetic man who compares himself to a pilgrim and an explorer. As the story goes on, this image of Neddy fades and he is shown to us as a tried, miserable man. \u201cIt was probably the first time in his adult life that he had ever cried, certainly the first time in his life that he had ever felt so miserable, cold, tired, and bewildered.\u201d (pg 1240). Ned doesn\u2019t even have the strength to pull himself out of the pool and has to use the ladder and at one point he wonders if he has the strength to make it home. It is also made clear to us that Neddy has some memory problems: \u201cWas his memory failing or had he so disciplined it in the recession of unpleasant facts that he had damaged his sense of truth?\u201d (pg 1236) and again on pg 1238: \u201cWas he losing his memory, had his gift for concealing painful facts let him forget that he had sold his house, that his children were in trouble, and that his friend had been ill?\u201d. In the beginning of the story, the image of Neddy is a determined man who knows exactly where he\u2019s going and he sets a path for himself but as we near the end, we see Ned questioning himself, forgetting things and asking himself why he\u2019s even swimming home at all.
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\nImagery not only describes Neddy but helps us see that maybe more than two hours has passed throughout Ned\u2019s swim. At the beginning of the story, it is a warm summer day but later on Ned notices a tree (pg 1236): \u201cThe force of the wind had stripped a maple of its red and yellow leaves and scattered them over the grass and the water.\u201d When Ned began his swim, it was a sunny summer day but the image of the different coloured leaves tells us its autumn, not summer. \u201cLeaves were falling down around him and he smelled woodsmoke on the wind. Who would be burning wood at this time of year\u201d (pg 1238). This is another indication that it isn't really the time that Neddy thinks it is and also reflects back on the idea that Ned might not be right in the head. Finally, one more indication that more time has passed is when Neddy finally reaches home, the house is rusty, the drain has come loose and his house is empty. Obviously his wife and kids could not have left and the door handle could not have become rusty in one day. Maybe Ned is dreaming or he isn\u2019t right in the head, but either way, Cheever portray\u2019s Ned\/the setting brilliantly through his imagery and detailed descriptions.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27295907","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285012676","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27215389","dateCreated":"1284766051","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"gmurphy3","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/gmurphy3","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27215389"},"dateDigested":1531973897,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Swimmer ","description":" In John Cheever\u2019s \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d, powerful imagery is used to describe the main character Neddy as well as the scenery of the story. When we are first introduced to Neddy, it is evident that he is like a teenager in an older man\u2019s body. \u201cHe had slid down his banister that morning and given the bronze backside of Aphrodite on the hall table a smack, as he jogged toward the smell of coffee in his dining room.\u201d (pg 1234)Without Cheever even having to explain Neddy\u2019s personality, readers can get a sense of how he acts based on the imagery that is used. He is a bit cocky because he \u201chad a vague and modest idea of himself as a legendary figure\u201d, meaning he saw himself as important and influential in his community. Neddy is described as youthfully slender and he is compared to \u201ca summer\u2019s day, particularly the last hours of one.\u201d (pg 1234) We can interpret from this that Neddy is a fairly zestful man, however his liveliness may be slowly deteriorating.
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\n At the beginning of the story he is almost a different man from the end in the sense that he has lost his carefree and sprightly attitude. When his surroundings become seemingly less summery and joyful he changes. The first pools that he swims in have \u201csapphire waters\u201d and joyful summer parties going on around them. When he is at these gatherings, he is portrayed as the life of the party. At the Bunker\u2019s house, he \u201cstopped to kiss eight or ten other women and shake the hands of as many men.\u201d This is very strong imagery because Cheever never actually says that Neddy is very social and well liked. He shows it, but does not tell. After he leaves the party, the scenery starts to become gloomy instead of bright and cheerful. The imagery of the cumulus cloud, the dark sky, and the \u201cpercussiveness of thunder\u201d (pg 1236) are used to create this mood. After he has swum through his friends\u2019 pools, he reaches the public pool, which he is less than impressed with. The pool \u201cstank of chlorine and looked to him like a sink.\u201d (pg 1237) Being at this pool depresses him and he swims through it \u201cscowling with distaste.\u201d (pg 1237) Another way the transition from happiness to darkness is shown is in the changing of the seasons. At first, the story is set on a perfect summer\u2019s day, which is the main reason Neddy decides to swim around the county. \u201cThe day was beautiful and it seemed to him that a long swim might enlarge and celebrate its beauty.\u201d (pg 1234) Then, Neddy sees a tree that has already turned red and yellow and \u201che felt a peculiar sadness at this sign of autumn.\u201d (pg 1236) Finally, the Biswanger\u2019s pool is described as having a wintery gleam. As Neddy becomes less youthful, the seasons go on.
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\n Another element this story has is that it is a bit surreal. As the story progresses, Neddy is slowly losing his memory. He doesn\u2019t remember things like his friends operation and when he had an affair with his mistress. When Neddy returns home, he finds his house empty and his wife and daughters are gone. Obviously they could not have packed up and left in such a short amount of time, so we are left with a sense that Neddy is imagining things or dreaming up this story. In conclusion, Cheever has created vivid scenery and a character that we feel like we know by using excellent imagery.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27295397","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285011940","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27201441","dateCreated":"1284745480","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"luisuarez","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/luisuarez","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1302804674\/luisuarez-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27201441"},"dateDigested":1531973898,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Swimmer ","description":" In the story \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d by John Cheever, it is evident that the main character \u201cNeddy\u201d is not completely sane. This is because the flowing of the plot does not match with a chronological or a logical order. In this story, a lot of imagery is used in order to make a more successful history and better visual aid. The definition of Imagery says that it is \u201cA mental picture or images\u201cTherefore this story is a clear example of one, for the description of the author is evident and we know the character and setting details.
\n Neddy Merrill, the main character is someone that appears to have an acceptable social status, and a good social life. For in the beginning of the story he is with what seems to be part of a wealthy class and a dignified group of friends. Neddy throughout the story wants to swim to get back home, as he said \u201cI\u2019m swimming across the country\u201d (pg 1240). But strangely he swims through the pools of his wealthy friends. In a canal he named himself \u201cLucinda\u201d after his wife; he desires to swim until he reaches his house. As Neddy swims in the houses of his neighbors it is evident that he\u2019s getting weaker. For instance, he says \u201cIf he had suffered any injuries at the Biswangers\u2019 they would have been cured here\u201d (pg 1239). This suggests that he is getting hurt by a simple pool, and that he is losing his strength. Also, he is seen that \u201che found that the strength in his arms and his shoulders had gone and he paddled to the ladder and climbed out\u201d (pg 1240). This also shows that he is losing his strength, due to an unknown reason. In the other hand, Neddy seems to have a type of \u201caddiction\u201d to alcohol. For in the beginning of the story he is seen drinking \u201c\u2026 one hand in it, one around a glass of gin\u201d (pg 1233). But as the story unfolds, this need becomes more than a necessity, it became an addiction. \u201cHe needed a drink. Whiskey would warm him up, pick him up, carry him through the last of his journey\u2026\u201d (pg 1238). This shows that through the last stage of his journey, alcohol will accompany him and \u201cpick him up\u201d. Metaphorically speaking, I presume that \u201cthe last of his journey\u201d means \u201cthe ending of his life\u201d; this therefore means that he became an addict to alcohol and he became dependant to it. In comparison, this story seems to have a \u201cparallel\u201d plot to the Odyssey, mainly because there are some similar themes. For instance, he notices \u201cthat the hospitable customs and traditions of the natives\u2026. If he was ever going to reach his destination\u201d (pg 1235). This shows that there is a similarity between\u2019s Odysseus Neddy\u2019s journey.
\nIn the other hand, the setting is described as being \u201cIt was a fine day\u201d (pg 1233). But as the story unfolds, this image turns around and is replaced by a dark and an unhappy place. This shows also correlation to the metaphor that it is his life, because it starts as happy and it ends as a damnation and tragedy.
\nFinally, the story has an odd format in terms of time; for it says that only about three hours passed. But the plot tells otherwise, for even the season\u2019s change within the story \u201c(pg 1240). Therefore this story contains a lot of imagery, due to the words and images used.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27295281","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285011809","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27201181","dateCreated":"1284745161","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"eli-picado","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/eli-picado","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283475869\/eli-picado-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27201181"},"dateDigested":1531973898,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Swimmer Response","description":"In the short story \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d, the author John Cheever uses imagery mostly to enhance his writing and the descriptions in it. Cheever creates an image of the different scenes in the reader\u00b4s mind through imagery. He uses metaphors and similes to describe when something in the setting changes, like the weather: \u201cThen the noise of fountains came from the crowns of all the tall trees, \u201c (page 1236), or the colors of the leaves in the trees. Mental images are important when reading because it makes the text more understandable and gives a more continuous following of the plot. For example, the author uses imagery when describing the environment that surrounds Neddy just before he starts his journey. The analogy used is a simile: \u201cIt was a fine day. In the west there was a massive stand of cumulus cloud so like a city seen from a distance, \u201c(page 1233). This passage invites the reader to visualize in his or her mind an image of a gray, cloudy sky. Probably this thought is remembered later when reading about the storm, what gives continuity and solidity to the plot in the readers head, making the story easier to understand. Another use given by the author to imagery is to express the feelings of the character in a way that the reader can feel related to them. Again, imagery helps the reader to create a more detailed concept of what the character is feeling, so he or she can maybe relate to it. For example, when Neddy is planning the route that he is going to take in his way home, the author exposes his feelings: \u201cHis heart was high and he ran across the grass. Making his way home by an uncommon route gave him the feeling that he was a pilgrim, and explorer, a man with a destiny, and he knew that he would find friends all along the way, \u201c (page 1234). The metaphor used by Cheever when he writes that Neddy felt he was a pilgrim, could be a point at which many readers relate to Neddy. This is because the metaphor suggests that he feels like in a pilgrimage, going through a hard journey seeking for an uncertain destiny that at the end could not end being home. This feeling is present among some real people that could create a connection with the character. And other example in which the author uses imagery to describe the characters feelings is the story itself. At the end, the reader can\u00b4t tell if the whole story was happening in the \u201creal\u201d world, or if it was dream. This is because Cheever uses imagery to describe the scenes, confusing the readers with the unreal images imagery suggests to the reader. So the story becomes an example of imagery.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27295173","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285011661","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27201119","dateCreated":"1284745092","smartDate":"Sep 17, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"marinacoccaro","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/marinacoccaro","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27201119"},"dateDigested":1531973898,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Swimmer","description":"The imagery Cheever provides us in this story allows us to get in great depth within Neddy, the main character, and the setting as well. Neddy is a middle aged man that enjoys all the privileges a rich man is disposed with. He lives in a suburb where each street is a row of mansions which belong to people with infinite numbers on their bank accounts. In a pleasant afternoon, after a couple of drinks in a friend\u2019s house, Neddy decides to swim all the pools of the county in order to get to his house once again. He even says \u201c I\u2019m swimming across the county\u201d (pg 1238). As the author said in the beginning of the story, Neddy is compared to a summer\u2019s day, \u201cparticularly the last hours of one\u2026\u201d pg. 1234. The beginning of a summer day is filled with light, joy and freshness, but in the other hand, its end is dark and stormy. That represents his journey of life, how high spirited he was and how cold and lonely he turns out to be as the end of the day starts to get each time closer. \u201cHe was a slender man- he seemed to have the slenderness of youth \u2013 and while he was far from young he had slid down his banister that morning and given the bronze blackside on the hall table a smack\u2026\u201d pg 1234. Neddy is not a young, vivid man like he was before, and it appears to be that he is unable to realize the amount of time that is passing by. \u201cLooking overhead he saw that the stars had come out, but why would he seem to see Andromeda, Cepheus and Cassiopeoa? What had become of the constellations of midsummer? He began to cry\u201d. Pg 1240. He is falling apart on the inside; he lost track of time and of everything that surrounds him. The leaves are now yellow and red, and the weather is gradually changing. The usual summer breeze is now cooler and cumulus clouds are all over the sky. \u201cThe force of the wind had stripped a maple of its red and yellow leaves and scattered them over the grass and the water. Since It was midsummer the tree must be blighted, and yet he felt a peculiar sadness at the sign of autumn\u201d pg 1236. Consuming alcohol in each house he swims by proves how of a drug this serves to him, and how high of a motivator it is in order for him to complete his journey. He constantly craves for a drink each time he visits a different house. His desire for alcohol is related to its forgetful memory and immature actions. Neddy didn\u2019t even know one of his good friends had gone through a surgery 3 years ago. Even his ex mistress is tired of his infantile actions and immature behavior. \u201cGood Christ. Will you ever grow up?\u201d pg 1240, she asks him. The fact that he compares himself with a cartographer is an assumption that travelling through all these pools is an unique adventure, and it\u2019s his duty to explore his way back home. He thinks of himself \u201c\u2026a pilgrim, an explorer, a man with destiny, and he knew that he would find all along the way.\u201d (pg. 1234) . As the story comes to an end, Neddy finds himself crying for the first time in his life, longing the life he once had.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27295083","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285011553","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27172829","dateCreated":"1284690162","smartDate":"Sep 16, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"alabuda","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/alabuda","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27172829"},"dateDigested":1531973898,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Honors question 4 Ned","description":"Cheever utilizes imagery to describe the main character of the story; the swimmer Neddy. Neddy Merrill is illustrated as \u201ca slender man\u201d (pg.1233) who \u201cmight have been compared to a summer\u2019s day, particularly the last hours of one.\u201d (pg. 1234). We could imagine him as being young, full of energy, but somehow weak, tired and fading. He enjoys swimming greatly, and decides to \u201cswim\u201d home using his neighbors\u2019 pools, \u201cHe seemed to see, with a cartographer\u2019s eye, that string of swimming pools, that quasi-subterranean stream that curved across the county.\u201d (pg. 1234). He is excited and cheerful about the journey. At one point in the story he think of himself as, \u201ca pilgrim, an explorer, a man with destiny, and he knew that he would find all along the way.\u201d (pg. 1234) This sentence makes me think of Odysseus, who took an unknown route towards home, full of exciting adventures. While Ned is on his way home, we get more and more news about his surroundings. As Ned\u2019s confidence stays strong and clear, so do the pools he is swimming through. Couple of the first pools are described as\u201d the sapphire-colored waters\u201d (pg.1235), with parties taking place around them. The people are enthusiastic about seeing Ned by the pools. As one travels deeper into the story, we see that Ned\u2019s character changes from a happy young fellow to a depressed, tired man. The neighborhood gets darker and colder, \u201cThe force of the wind had stripped a maple of its red and yellow leaves\u2026 he [Ned] felt a particular sadness at this sign of autumn.\u201d (pg. 1236) Suddenly the time travels from couple of hours to a little bit over a month. At this point we also get the idea of Ned\u2019s physiological unstableness. He has enormous issues with his memory. He does not remember that one of his neighbors moved out, living their pool dry. \u201cHe [Ned] found that the pool was dry\u2026He was disappointed and mystified\u2026 was his memory failing or had he so disciplined in the repression of unpleasant facts that he had damaged his sense of the truth?\u201d (pg. 1236) Neddy does not remember selling his house, either. He is convinced that his children are at home safe. He also doesn\u2019t remember about his friend being ill and having an operation. As Ned gets more tired and depressed, the pools he is swimming in get colder and nasty. It almost feels like a cold winter is coming up. Also the people he meets on his way become ruder to him. Neither they offer him drinks, nor do they welcome Ned on their parties,\u201d \u2018Suit yourself\u2019 she said. \u2018You don\u2019t seem to pay much attention to invitations.\u2019\u201d (pg. 1239) When people want to remind him that he was indeed having some troubles, the journey becomes more of a \u201cmust do\u201d. It stopped being a pleasant adventure; it became Ned\u2019s confrontation with his life, and the final battle is waiting for him by his house that he is trying to reach so desperately. When Ned finally reaches his house he realizes that the people were indeed right; his home was empty. We will never know what happened to the madman swimmer and his odyssey.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27293815","body":"Thanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1285010103","smartDate":"Sep 20, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"27171417","dateCreated":"1284688749","smartDate":"Sep 16, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"mariangel94","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mariangel94","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/27171417"},"dateDigested":1531973898,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Swimmer","description":"In \u201cThe Swimmer\u201d Cheever uses imagery to illustrate Neddy, the main character, the setting, and the plot of the story. Neddy is a middle-aged, yet vigorous man who blinds himself from the bad aspects of his life. Through the employment of imagery we can get a vivid picture of what the town he lives in is like, and especially what the day was like. When we interpret the figurative language that Cheever employs, we can also see that the plot is way deeper than a simple swim across the county\u2019s swimming pools. Instead, it is a metaphor that encompasses a period of Neddy\u2019s life. At the beginning of the story Neddy is compared to a summer day, \u201cHe might have been compared to a summer's day, particularly the last hours of one, and while he lacked a tennis racket or a sail bag the impression was definitely one of youth, sport, and clement weather,\u201d (page 1234). Through the use of analogies, we get the image of a strong, healthy man for Neddy. However, after he compares himself to a cartographer, a pilgrim, and an explorer and decides to embark upon his journey through the county\u2019s pools this image we had of him begins to fade. His high social standing begins to fall as he moves along from one pool to the other. Grace Biswanger was even rude to him when he appeared in her party, \u201cWhy, this party has everything," she said loudly, "including a gate crasher,"(page 1239). Not only did the reaction to him change over time, but the waters in the pools changed too and this image might symbolize the changes in his life. Towards the end he doesn\u2019t even remember what some of his neighbors are talking to him about. At the Halloran\u2019s he did not recall what they were talking to him about, he had grown distant from this people and shut his eyes to the problems he was facing. He also faced hostility when he visited his mistress, and by the time he got to the last pool he no longer had the strength to dive or pull himself out, so he had to use the stairs. \u201cHere, for the first time in his life, he did not dive but went down the steps into the icy water and swam a bobbled sidestroke that he might have learned as a youth,\u201d (page 1240). The closer Neddy got to his house, the weaker he became when he was finally forced to \u201cgrow up\u201d, as his mistress said, or just confront reality. Through the use of imagery we can also create a mental picture of this day in our minds. \u201cIn the west there was a massive stand of cumulus cloud so like a city seen from a distance\u2014from the bow of an approaching ship\u2014that it might have had a name,\u201d (page 1233). This kind of figurative description allows us to imagine quite well what the day was like. However, the imagery used to illustrate the climate change can also represent the deterioration of Neddy\u2019s life. As the hours pass by, the climate change makes it seem as if it would have been months that passed by. The summer day quickly turned into a storm, became chilly, then the leaves began to fall and signs of autumn appeared. This climate change shows the decline in Neddy\u2019s security, as the seasons pass he begins to feel more, lost and more alone. \u201cHe stayed in the Levys' gazebo until the storm had passed. The rain had cooled the air and he shivered. The force of the wind had stripped a maple of its red and yellow leaves and scattered them over the grass and the water,\u201d (page 1236). The seasons changed as Neddy approached his house to face reality. The bright summer day became a gloomy one in a matter of hours; things became blurry, as he got closer to confronting the reality of his life. Figurative language is used throughout the story to indirectly reflect Neddy\u2019s true life.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"27293689","body":"Thanks,
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