Wednesday, March 28, 2007
McCarthy and 2nd Red Scare yeahh
My Topic is the McCarthy Hearings and I am partners with Johnny who is doing a similar topic on the 2nd Red Scare in the 1950's.
"The Swimmer"
John Cheever, "The Swimmer"
Pg. 1492
"His arms were lame. His legs felt rubbery and ached at the joints. The worst of it was the cold in his bones and the feeling that he might never be warm again. Leaves were falling down around him and he smelled wood smoke on the wind. Who would be burning wood at this time of year? He needed a drink."
As Ned in the beginning of "The Swimmer" goes off on a journey across pools back to his home, one can clearly see that the tone set from the beginning of his journey towards the end of his journey changes significantly. At the beginning he is met by kind residents of the pools he crosses and is offered drinks continuously, and Ned feels in a state of content. Yet, the farther he swims the more he realizes the changes of time and the bitterness of the people he passes by on his journey. This quote represents his realization in pain and the loss of time. When Ned states, "He needed a drink", it clearly states that he might have a dependence on alcohol. That dependence maybe took part in his loss of time and the sudden realization of the present. As he slowly becomes sober, he realizes physical pain and observes the autumn leaves when he believes that it is summer. However, he ignorantly pushes the thought of passing time towards the side. This quote is the beginning of Ned's soberness, his realization of pain and time, and shows his dependence on alcohol.
John Cheever, "The Swimmer"
Pg. 1496
"Looking overhead he saw that the stars had come out, but why should he seem to see Andromeda, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia? What had become of the constellations of midsummer? He began to cry. It was probably the first time in his adult life that he had ever cried, certainly the first time in his life that he had felt so miserable, cold, tired, and bewildered."
Ned finally comes towards reality of the passing of time. Although he believed that it was summer, now he is noticing that it is currently fall. Ned feels a sense of confusion and distraught which makes him begin to cry. Now that he is sober, he is realizing that life has changed, and time has passed unnoticed. He feels reality which makes him become so miserable, cold, and tired. His dream of happiness and perfection is shattered as he uncovers the truth of the present. He notices he has missed days, months, years of time that may have been critical to his content in life.
Pg. 1492
"His arms were lame. His legs felt rubbery and ached at the joints. The worst of it was the cold in his bones and the feeling that he might never be warm again. Leaves were falling down around him and he smelled wood smoke on the wind. Who would be burning wood at this time of year? He needed a drink."
As Ned in the beginning of "The Swimmer" goes off on a journey across pools back to his home, one can clearly see that the tone set from the beginning of his journey towards the end of his journey changes significantly. At the beginning he is met by kind residents of the pools he crosses and is offered drinks continuously, and Ned feels in a state of content. Yet, the farther he swims the more he realizes the changes of time and the bitterness of the people he passes by on his journey. This quote represents his realization in pain and the loss of time. When Ned states, "He needed a drink", it clearly states that he might have a dependence on alcohol. That dependence maybe took part in his loss of time and the sudden realization of the present. As he slowly becomes sober, he realizes physical pain and observes the autumn leaves when he believes that it is summer. However, he ignorantly pushes the thought of passing time towards the side. This quote is the beginning of Ned's soberness, his realization of pain and time, and shows his dependence on alcohol.
John Cheever, "The Swimmer"
Pg. 1496
"Looking overhead he saw that the stars had come out, but why should he seem to see Andromeda, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia? What had become of the constellations of midsummer? He began to cry. It was probably the first time in his adult life that he had ever cried, certainly the first time in his life that he had felt so miserable, cold, tired, and bewildered."
Ned finally comes towards reality of the passing of time. Although he believed that it was summer, now he is noticing that it is currently fall. Ned feels a sense of confusion and distraught which makes him begin to cry. Now that he is sober, he is realizing that life has changed, and time has passed unnoticed. He feels reality which makes him become so miserable, cold, and tired. His dream of happiness and perfection is shattered as he uncovers the truth of the present. He notices he has missed days, months, years of time that may have been critical to his content in life.
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