"The Swimmer"

(Handout)


“ Why did he love storms, what was the meaning of his excitement when he door sprang open and the rain wind fled rudely up the stairs, why had the simple task of shutting the windows of an old house seemed fitting and urgent, why did the first watery notes of a storm wind have for him the unmistakable sound of good news, sheer, glad tidings?”

It is interesting to hear the narrator talk about this other mans behavior during a storm. Most people are usually thinking negatively about storms, that they can’t go out, there is a flood, their hair got wet. But this man is fascinated by it, intrigued with Mother Nature’s ability to make the house seem uncomfortable, like it is not going to be able to withstand the storm. Weather is an influence thing in a person’s life, people should learn to appreciate it and not try to find ways to avoid it.