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Rabbit, Run Study Guide

by John Updike

Rabbit, Run study guide contains a biography of John Updike, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The novel opens, aptly enough, with a basketball game being played by a few children on a street in Mt. Judge - the suburban home of our hero, Harry Angstrom. When Harry - nicknamed "Rabbit" for his awkward looks - appears, he is wearing a business suit and is headed home. He was once the star athlete of his high school, a great basketball player prized by his team and his coach, Marty Tothero. Now he is twenty-six, stuck in an unhappy marriage and an unfulfilling job selling kitchen gadgets. He joins the game for a bit, and then continues on his way.

At home, his newly pregnant wife, Janice, irritates him so much that when she sends him on an errand, Rabbit instinctively drives his car out of Mt. Judge and onto the interstate highway. He…

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• Rabbit, Run Summary
• About Rabbit, Run
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Section 1
• Summary and Analysis of Section 2
• Summary and Analysis of Section 3
• Summary and Analysis of Section 4
• Summary and Analysis of Section 5
• Summary and Analysis of Section 6
• Summary and Analysis of Section 7
• Rabbit, Run in its Time
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• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
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