Rabbit, Run by John Updike is a novel about a young man named Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom who leaves his pregnant wife and young child and begins a journey to find happiness and freedom. He becomes involved with a prostitute named Ruth and stays with her in an apartment. While he is away from his wife, he is counseled by Reverend Eccles who tries to improve Rabbit's situation, although it does not help much. After his wife has the baby, he leaves Ruth to join his family. Rabbit eventually leaves his wife to return to Ruth. While he is away for the second time, his wife drinks too much and accidentally drowns their newborn. Ultimately, Rabbit runs away from his family and Ruth to continue his journey. The article "Rabbit Angstrom as a Religious Sufferer" by Lewis Lawson details Rabbit's search for a transcendent experience while struggling with his identity. On the other hand, the article "Young Man Angstrom: Identity Crisis and the Work of Love in Rabbit, Run" by David Crowe explores Rabbit's journey to find his true identity, the relevance of Christian faithfulness in the novel, and how ethical misconduct has an effect on both. These articles explore both the effects of Rabbit's actions on his spiritual journey and whether he even has the ability to achieve his goal. These articles differ in that Crowe focuses more on ethics and its effects on spirituality while Lawson determines the connection between sexuality and spirituality in the novel. In his article “Rabbit Angstrom as a Religious Sufferer,” Lewis Lawson explores Rabbit’s journey and its connection to religion and spirituality. The examples Lawson uses illustrate Rabbit's connection and struggle with religion and his own identity. He arrives middle of paper ......ues his research by going to Eccles church one morning, only to find that he loses concentration and begins a sexual daydream while the service is going on. Rabbit explains that he became dissatisfied with the sermon because he "has no taste for the dark and visceral aspect of Christianity, its passing quality, the passage to death and the suffering which redeems and reverses these things, like an umbrella blowing inside.” out." Lawson explains that Rabbit lacks the drive to become a truly religious person. Works Cited Crowe, David. “Young Man Angstrom: Identity Crisis and the Labor of Love in Rabbit, Run.” Religion and Literature 43.1 (2011): 81-100. EBSCO Web Host. Lawson, Lewis A. “Rabbit Angstrom as Religious Victim.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 42.2 (1974): 232-46. . Web. Updike, John, course. New York: Knopf, 1960. Print..