Analysis of Updike

John Updike’s “Rabbit Run,” and “A & P” are two works that deals with the same unifying themes. They are two separate, independent works, and yet they both share the same centralizing main points. Updike’s unique ability to contort and disassemble the human mind is present in both novels. He is able to depict human nature as a wild lust for passion; in both stories he presents two main characters that suffer the same …

…dull, and his job is dull, there is no sign of dissatisfaction from his part. The reason he quit is to seek refuge, however this refuge is unknown to us. In conclusion the two works are very much similar, the two anit-heros are both scared cowards who runs away from their lives. There is no main reason who they run, they feel that the indefinite of not knowing is better then the solitude of knowing.