The Swimmer: quote response

page 1:
"I drank too much last night."
*This quote helps leads into the story because as you keep reading, you learn that nobody stops drinking. Everyone parties all day long on Sundays and then seems to enjoy bragging and/or complaining about it. This quote alsoin some ways shows similarities to the teenage world today. Underage drinking promotes health problems in most teens and after a night of hardcore partying, the teenager might say the exact same thing: "I drank too much last night". They say this because of the fact that they were too smashed to function properly or because they have a severe hang over, in which they do not wish their parents to find out about. In essence, this quote clarifies and understood statement that drinking is a re-occurring problem in many societies.

page 9:
"...then looking in at the windows, saw that the place was empty."
*Neddy mentions several times to the readers that he doesn't remember things very well and he can't seem to keep his memories straight. This is why he keeps needign a drink here and there in order to keep him awake and energized so he can remeber things. On his way home he hears a few things that make him question his memory and notices things that make him curious as to why they happened. When he finally reaches the designated house, he finds that it is completely empty and then the story ends. This makes the reader wonder if Ned finally remembers how long ago it really was that he cheated on his wife and got a divorce, losing the house and his family.