"The Swimmer" by John Cheever

The swimmer written by "John Cheever" is good example of escape from daily life indeed. Cheever uses main character somehow reflect daily way of american life style with consuming of alcoholic drinks and house parties, along with painful experiences main character, Neddy Merril underwent. In short the story reflects, Neddy's surrealistic escape from the loss of his daughters. Also, every swimming pool reflects the different moments of life, sometimes fast and just like a leaf …

…neighbours, does not ask him or help him to cope with his problems and pains, instead of doing that they just serve him a drink and let them go other pools. Because this is the easier way than dealing with his problems. it is really good example of insight of human being, also for us who always lives in dreams which is the easier way of coping with daliy problems instead of facing with them.