How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Hope has vanished, he is hanging on out of despair, when the gnawing ringing stops, the metal is lifted, and openness, an impression of light and air, washes back through the wires to Eccles’ ear. (10.5)
Man, Eccles sure can make phone calls dramatic. This is also a nifty vision of America, technology in the service of God’s work (or what Kruppenbach would call "Devil’s work" or "meddling"). We can think of how much more religion and technology interact in today’s America.
Quote #8
Her mother says, "Yes you say stop when you keep bringing us all into disgrace. The first time I though it was his fault but I’m not so sure any more. Do you hear? I’m not so sure."
Hearing this speech has made the sliding sickness in her so steep that Janice wonders if she can keep her grip on the phone. "Mother," she begs. "Please." (17.43-17.48)
Whew. Good old mom. We recently saw a "news" program speculating whether Elliot Spitzer’s "disgrace" (he was the New York governor who got busted for visiting a call girl) was a result of his wife’s failure to satisfy him sexually. Is this a vision of America, or is the rest of the world like this, too?
Quote #9
"I think marriage is a sacrament, and this tragedy, terrible as it is, has at last united you and Janice in sacred way." (19.92)
It seems that Rebecca June’s death has only strengthened Eccles resolve that marriage is the thing, both the American dream and God’s dream. Rabbit, Run interrogates ways in which these visions of the American Dream impact families and individuals – a debate which rages even more strongly in America today.