Rabbit Redux Summary
John Updike

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Rabbit Redux Summary

The rival claims of freedom and responsibility are explored in Rabbit Redux from several different points of view. After twice deserting his wife in the earlier novel of the series, the title character is now trying to maintain a home in the face of increasing odds.

This time his wife experiments with freedom by having an affair with a used car salesman. Harry learns about this at a bar where the television repeatedly...

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