Fear is an enveloping feeling that can eat you up from the inside. It can tear you apart, and keep you from doing what you want to do, and who you want to be. It can make the strongest man seem weak, and it can make the biggest man look small. It is an impossible obstacle to pass; it keeps getting in the way of success. It can be, and is, terrifying to deal with ones deepest fears. In “The Swimmer”, written in 2001 by S.J. Butler, we are introduced to the main character, who seems to be struggling to overcome her fears. Fears that are keeping her isolated in her house, separated from the rest of the world. The way of overcoming these fears, surprisingly consists of a bathing costume, a nylon fishing net and a swan.
Throughout the struggle,
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It is a Third person subjective, while we are informed about the thoughts and feeling the characters have. We can more precisely say that it is a third-person limited because we are only introduced to one person’s thoughts and feelings. It is also called “over-the-shoulder-perspective” because it feels like you are watching it all from a distance – just with the knowledge of the feelings and thoughts that are being processed. It has a good effect in “The swimmer” because everybody can relate to the task of overcoming a fear. By using the more distant third-person-narrator, it feels as if we are observing somebody, and learning by his or her their mistakes or victories. It can therefore be used as an inspiration or a goal, of which you want to be – as in “The Swimmer” where one learn to overcome one’s fears.
Fears are an unexplainable thing. One day it can be there – the next day it can be gone. It is not the fear itself that is interesting, but the battle of overcoming it can be an exciting tale. In “The Swimmer”, the main character overcomes her fears, and does what she wants to – swimming. That the journey towards success included a bathing costume, a nylon fishing net and a swan, could nobody had known. But does one ever know, what one need to do to overcome one’s