Writing Resources
Every human is different everyone has their own obstacles and fears for some it might be heights spiders or clowns for our protagonist in the short story The Swimmer by S J Butler the fear is about life itself where every little decision you take can change everything in your life The story takes place by a river close to a field surrounded with trees and an office where a woman watches the river every day The weather is described as hot and everything is very calm In the river the setting is the opposite of its surroundings it is cold fresh and the water is opaque swirling with tiny particles a dirty muddy green from the soil it carries L 48 49 The main character has a feeling of wanting to try or do something new something refreshing and different just like the river The opposites between the river and its surroundings has an important meaning for the main characters development The main character is a person who according to this story lets a lot of things hold her back things as simple as going for a swim in the lake because what if someone sees me Even though swimming in a lake is a simple and normal task she is still afraid of the fishermen seeing her she mentions that one time she made it all the way to the bank of the river only for her to give in and turn back
