Rabbit, Run (1960), John Updike's acclaimed novel, follows Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, a 26-year-old former high school basketball star trapped in a stifling suburban life. Feeling suffocated by his pregnant, alcoholic wife Janice and dead-end job selling kitchen gadgets, Rabbit impulsively flees his home in Mt. Judge, Pennsylvania. He falls into an affair with Ruth Leonard, a part-time prostitute, while the town's young minister, Jack Eccles, tries to guide him back to his family. Torn between freedom and responsibility, Rabbit's flight ultimately leads to tragedy. The novel boldly explores American middle-class disillusionment, faith, and the desperate human urge to escape.
