The Swimmer
by John Cheever

The Swimmer: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

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Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

“The Swimmer” is set in a suburban American county in the early 1960s, likely somewhere in New York state. Suburbs were just starting to develop at this time in American history, as middle- and upper-class white Americans started to move en masse from densely populated city neighborhoods to the surrounding areas as a response to Black urban migration (a social phenomenon referred to as “White flight”).