Describe symbolism in Robert Kennedy Saved from Drowning by Donald Barthelme

Barthelme uses pastiche, or collage to structure the story, a technique tht requires the reader to bring a different set of interpretive strategies to the story. Scenes become important for how they might be associated or related to other scenes. These associations might be symbolic, or they might be topical. In the final scene, the narrator saves Robert Kennedy from drowning The story's title points to this action.