you like cute punctuation, you'll like the last sentence of the book: "...quicker and quieter, he runs, Ah: runs. Runs." Top of Form Harry Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit, is the main character who runs away from his wife and lives with a fat prostitute named Ruth. He has wild mood swings during which he runs back to his wife, then runs to a friend named Eccles, runs back to Ruth, and finally runs away after his daughter's funeral. Harry is someone totally irresponsible of his actions and acts hopelessly immature. If my summary of the book sounds pointless and confusing to you, then you have gotten the idea. Don't read this book if you're not a pious fan of John Updike. this is not an easy book to like. harry " rabbit " angstrom is a coward who takes the easy way out, abandoning his pregnant wife and kid and moving in with a prostitute. but when you really get into the story and get the details of his life ( his relationships with his in-laws, his parents and his wife )you understand why he hates his life. his parents wanted him to live a blue collar life. rabbit has higher goals, but he doesn't know what they are. he begins the story working as a magipeeler salesman, then later works for his father-in-law, as a used car salesman, and ends up hating the business and what he represents. the only reason he married janice was because he got her pregnant and he had to. back in those days, when a guy got a girl in trouble, he had to keep her honest, whether he liked it or not; people married and stayed married usually for the sake of their kids. with ruth, rabbit finds the joy he could never had with janice, because he never felt he had to be obligated to her. ruth likes rabbit because he makes her feel good about herself and he doesn't care that she is plump. their relationship is volatile, yet out of the inferno they find true love. updike writes in a style that's part poetry/part stream-of-consciousness. it's hard to believe he actually writes l...
