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Updike periodically revisits Rabbit throughout the rest of his life, exploring both Rabbit's inner consciousness and the social and political climate of the United States at ten-year intervals. In Rabbit Redux (1971) Updike explores the summer of 1969, complete with racial and cultural tension, as the country first puts men on the moon. Janice is the run-away this time, leaving Rabbit for another man. Rabbit and his son Nelson bring Jill, a real teenage runaway, into their home, and both soon see Jill as a member of the family. Skeeter, one of Updike's rare African-American...
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