John Cheever‚ the main character Neddy Merrill is introduced at a social gathering at a friend’s house with his wife while their children are at home. The story is set in suburbia which‚ during the time period‚ was a new emergence in American society and had become a symbol of status. Along with suburbia comes the idea of uniformity so naturally‚ everyone in the neighborhood had a pool‚ pools that Ned used as his way to reach home “by water†(American Literature‚ 2410). Throughout the story as
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strategically. This means that ambiguity can be used to create critical thinking among the readership. The reader is then encouraged to create and participate in figuring out the story’s meaning in depth. The short story by John Cheever “The Swimmer” creates ambiguity throughout the story. The main character‚ Neddy‚ is depicted as a male individual who enjoys swimming. Ned decided to return home by swimming across the various pools of their neighbors’ homes. Ned then embarks on a journey through pools
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science-fiction story is its setting. The time and place notifies the reader that the story is indeed a fantasy‚ and may have unordinary topics. The time of a science-fiction story can either be the past‚ present‚ or future. What makes fantasy novels unique is that it may take place in the very distant future without question. The location of the story may also be very distant‚ for example it may be in another galaxy. The place may also be far-fetched. In other words‚ the place of a science-fiction
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" The short story‚ The Swimmer‚ written by John Cheever‚ is about a man who has a fascination of swimming and decides to swim "across the country." On his journey swimming from pool to pool‚ the man is ignorant from the physical effects taken by alcohol and the swimming that takes a toll on him in different settings. For this man‚ Neddy Merrill‚ finds struggle between the physical effects of swimming‚ fellow friends‚ family‚ and alcohol during different settings throughout the story on his journey
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5 April 2006 John Cheever and the Suburban Life The average person from suburban America can be either valiant‚ pathetic‚ or both. This is the description of an American suburbanite according to John Cheever‚ an American novelist and short story writer during the fifties‚ sixties‚ and seventies. Cheever‚ an award winning writer‚ balances hope‚ uncertainty‚ and anxiety in his stories’ characters. In Cheever’s “The Swimmer”‚ the main character‚ Neddy Merrill‚ incorporates this description into his
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Kansas V. Cheever Karina Garcia CJ 400 Constitutional Law Judge Sue Kurita May 8‚ 2014 Abstract In today’s society‚ the death penalty is still a very controversial topic on its own however‚ add the possibility of a Fifth Amendment violation makes it worse. For the people in the State of Kansas‚ it something for significant since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1994. The case of Kansas V. Cheever involves just that‚ the sentence of death for a man accused of killing a Kansas Sherriff
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America‚ in the area of Adirondack mountains. The story begins with the simple enumeration of the main heroes and introduces something to us that is “staged”. Against the background there is news being broadcast and we can see “the announcer‚ sobbing with emotions” - that’s why it’s possible to conclude that something dreadful and rather unexpected has happened. Taking into consideration the time it was written‚ it may be supposed that the action in the story is around such an event‚ as the attack at Pearl
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The text under analysis is a sample of the emotive prose. John Cheever tells the story of the Towle family. The story centers around the family hearth as the war looms. The prevailing prose system used is dialogue intermingled with description in order to characterize every member of the family. General atmosphere of the text is ominous tension. The text is based on the effect of climax‚ but suspense and parallel constructions also play very important role in this text. We understand that the theme
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There are many interesting places in the world to visit. Many places are interesting because of their popularity‚ some are interesting because of the climate and some are interesting because they are always on the news. Chicago‚ St Petersburg and Armenia are three places in the world that have an interesting history. Chicago is part of Illinois which is one of states of the U.S.. Chicago is not English word. It’s the word form one of languages used by Indians. It means the strong smell. This
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time our parents nested us a home‚ mother and father had cooked or dined with the family in the kitchen. The walls of the kitchen have many stories to tell and memories to keep. If only it could talk about the memories from the heating stove‚ the clay jar of water‚ the plates‚ the sink‚ the table‚ and all the meals. Truly‚ the kitchen is a cherished place. When I was younger‚ I remember my two widowed aunts tidying up the kitchen. They lived in the province with their brother‚ my widowed grandfather
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