The Persistence of Desire By: John Updike

Quote #1
-"Clyde became so lonely watching his old street that when, with a sucking exclamation, the door from the vestibule opened, he looked up gratefully, certain that the person, this being his home town, would be a friend."

This quote shows that Clyde is lonely and is looking for somethign new. He is excited when he hears the door open. At first, he doesn't know who or what is opening the door, but he hopes it is someone he knows. Excited and filled with joy, he rises from his chair and greats the women. They used to date and now, she is in his office and they are discussing about their lives.

Quote #2
-"He imagined his face with the lids bald and the lashes lying scattered on his cheeks like insect legs."

Right before this quote, they are talkign baout the stuff in his eye. he thinks its fairy-dust but the doctor knows it isnt. he then asks if there is any thing he can do because this might be the reason why he has the tic. Maybe they have finally found the reason of the tic he has.

1950'S

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THE SWIMMER by:John Cheever

-->transition between houses.
-"After leaving the Howlands' he crossed Ditmar Street and started for the Bunkers', where he could hear, even at that distance, the noise of a party."

-After passing by several houses, he finds himself leaving the Howlands' house and hears some noise. He then went towards he noise to find himself in another pool. Going from pool to pool, he will try to find his way home. This quote makes the transition between two houses. We might see him staying at the Bunkers' house and enojying the party for a bit.


-->Will his journey be canceled?
-"It would storm. The stand of cumulus cloud-that city- had risen and darkened, and while he sat there he heard the percussiveness of the thunder again."

-After hearing this, as a reader, you are not sure if he will continu since it's dangerous to swim while there's thunder. Maybe he did all of this for nothing and now he will have to walk home or find another way home. We find out that, because of the thunder, his trip is canceled. He then takes a train instead of swimming home.