10 words that comes to mind when u hear “the swimmer”

-Sperm

-Water

-Ocean

-Pool

-Ladder

-Sand

-Outside

-Hot

-Shells

-Endless

2. Main character is neddy

starts out energetic, youthful, unstoppable, indestructible

Swims across country

3.  Parallels

• Lots of drinking
• Suburban neighborhood
• Socializing
• ‘Keeping up with the jones’
• No loyalty
• Poor security

4. “Swim” symbolizes the journey of time

• Young-old
• Rich-poor
• Strong-weak
• certainty-unknown