(a cental theme of many of Updike's books), the death of his baby, and ends up not a born-again-hero, but a man fleeing in panic from the realities of life. The quest motif is an important part of the novel in that Harry escapes from the imperfections in his life in search for a higher purpose. Because he is extremely sexually driven, he finds himself in the arms of Ruth, a prostitute that fulfills his need for an experienced cook and lover. Some of the scenes with Ruth are graphic and X- rated so I don't recommend this book to young children. Throughout the novel he possesses rabbit twitching and nervousness that causes others around him discomfort and pain. At the end of his quest, Harry does not find his higher purpose in life but ends up running aimlessly into the night. Even though Harry was quite depressing , I found this book very enjoyable because of Updike's detailed use of imagery and motifs. This is just the first of the Rabbit trilogy books by Updike, and this novel drives me to read the other Rabbit books just to see what happens to Harry next. This is a must read on my reading list, and I recommend this book to all high school students and adults.In my opinion, Rabbit Run is a very good book. At first, it started off kind of slow and I didn't think that I would like it that much. However, after a while, you really start to get into it!! There are a few surprises in the book that are a good plot twist...I won't spoil it for you, but they make it interesting to read. The only drawback I see in this book it that at times there is too much description and not a lot of dialouge. To me, when you see pages filled with paragraph after paragraph, it looks less appealing to read, even if it is interesting. Many of the times, however, I found the descriptive paragraphs boring. Ilike the parts of the book where there is dialogue, and The paragraphs are short and not drawn out. Despite that, though, the book is really good! I enjoyed ...
