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However, since the novel Rabbit Run has been published, some critics have not held it in great esteem.

Thus, one might be justified in claiming that the Rabbit novels are also partly autobiographical. Hence, Updike once told Michael Rogers in an interview that even though he does not have the same social background and sociological circumstances as his character Rabbit, many of his ideas and thoughts enter Rabbit’s head. In Updike’s own words, Rabbit is a character that is similar to the author. This is obvious by the fact that readers of Library Journal included Rabbit, Run in the list of their favourite 20th century books. Even contemporary readers appreciate this novel greatly. From his Rabbit series, the first novel Rabbit, Run is without doubt Updike’s most recognized book. Hence, the protagonist Harry ‘Rabbit’ Angstrom can be regarded as Updike’s most famous character, even though critics sometimes describe him as a non-hero.

Finally, at age 57, Rabbit is still lost, but his wife becomes independent, blossoming in Rabbit at Rest (1990). This book also earned Updike a Pulitzer Prize. At age 47, Rabbit is still lost ( Rabbit is Rich, 1981) but is wealthier and attends the second best country club. His next decade begins with Rabbit Redux ( Rabbit Revisited, 1971), where the reader is presented with a cage for rabbits before they are slaughtered. Updike received a Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit Run, which begins with Rabbit at age 27 and was first published in 1960. Perhaps the most revered Updike novels are his Rabbit tetralogy, comprised of four books that ran from 1959 to 1991, which detail the center of American life, i.e. Updike once said that there are three private little things he longs to explore in his fiction. Hence, Updike has searched for a value system that still makes sense to modern Americans.

John Updike is one of the most prolific and important American authors of the contemporary period, with an acclaimed body of work that spans half a century and is inspired by everything from American exceptionalism to American popular culture.