Athleticism of a different sort is on display throughout these four magnificent novels-the athleticism of an imagination possessed of the ability to lay bare, with a seemingly effortless animal grace, the enchantments and disenchantments of life.
This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.When we first met him in Rabbit, Run (1960), the book that established John Updike as a major novelist, Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom is playing basketball with some boys in an alley in Pennsylvania during the tail end of the Eisenhower era, reliving for a moment his past as a star high school athlete. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Updike's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Moreover, Updike has been called a "maker of fables and parables," which can be seen through his use of symbolism and imagery. As a prominent voice of literary realism for 1970s American fiction, Updike's Rabbit novels commented on the changing social and political hierarchies of late modernism in America's Eisenhower era. Titles in this study guide include Rabbit Run and Rabbit Redux. A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by John Updike, two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction in 19.
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