Evaluation:
Published: 08.05.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Sex in "Rabbit Redux" by John Updike', 1.
  • Essays 'Sex in "Rabbit Redux" by John Updike', 2.
Extract

The return to John Updike's famous character Harry Angstrom, better known as Rabbit, occurs after a gap of ten years from the previous book. Rabbit, now definitely past his prime, has lost his athleticism, his sex life, and the excitement he once sought. Sex is a very central subject in Rabbit Redux; the book's main conflict occurs around it, and the characters often reflect on it. For each, sex means something unique, and the feeling associated with it changes over time. …

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