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Overview
Author
John Cheever
Year Published
1964
Type
Short Story
Genre
Biography, Drama
Perspective and Narrator
"The Swimmer" is narrated from a third-person point of view.
Tense
"The Swimmer" is told in the past tense.
About the Title
The title "The Swimmer" refers to the protagonist of the short story, Neddy Merrill, who swims through a series of backyard pools to reach his house and, along the way, discovers the emptiness of his life.
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