John Updike wrote Rabbit, Run and it was published in 1960. The story is about a guy named Harry and he has a nickname of Rabbit. The story takes place in 3 months of Harry's 26 year old life. Rabbit is one of those guys who peaked in high school. Now he is 26. He has a two year old son and his wife is pregnant again. His job is selling a kitchen gadget called Magic Peel. They live in a small apartment. Harry is not satisfied with his job and not satisfied with his marriage. One evening he leaves his apartment to go and pick up his son from his parent's house but instead of doing that he just drives away from his home in Pennsylvania and ends up in West Virginia. In the morning he decides to go home again but he doesn't want to go to his house. Rabbit's identity crisis is fully explored in this book. I enjoyed reading the story but I have to admit I did not like Rabbit, Rabbit's wife, Rabbit's parents. I did like Rabbit's father-in-law and his employer during his hiatus from his wife.
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