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Updike and the Search for Personal Fulfillment in "Rabbit, Run"

Abstract: This 7 page paper argues that in "Rabbit, Run," John Updike undercuts his characters' efforts to find personal fulfillment; that is, Rabbit never finds independence, Eccles cannot reclaim his spirituality and Janice, Rabbit's wife, is unable to find the peace she longs for. Bibliography lists 7 sources.


Catagory: American Literature

Subcatagory: Literature


 

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