《游泳者》是美国作家约翰·契夫的成名之作。该作品揭示了美国中产阶级的财富、精神状况、人与人之间的关系等。作者通过描写主人公内迪如梦境般的游泳途中的所见所闻,向读者展示了美国中产阶级的富有;通过内迪财富的变化展现中产阶级虚伪的人际关系。内迪最后的空虚和悲伤,是美国中产阶级富足却感到迷失和困惑的精神状态体现。 “Swimmer” is the fame of American writer John Cheever. The work reveals the wealth, mental status and interpersonal relationships among the middle class in the United States. The author shows the reader the richness of the middle class in the United States by describing what he sees and hearing during his dreamy swim, as well as showing the hypocritical interpersonal relationships of the middle class through changes in Nadi’s wealth. Nedi’s last emptiness and sadness are the embodiment of the mentality of the rich and depressed middle-class Americans who are lost and confused.