iarjelIARJELIARJEL2708-5120https://doi.org/10.47310/iajel.2021.v02i02.006Existentialism in Rabbit RunZHUDanyangZHENGRongyingSchool of Foreign Languages, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaRabbit, Run is a realistic novel written by American writer John Updike, which reflects the middle class life and social background of America during 1950s. And in this work, the author adds some reflections on arts, sex, religion and existentialism. The character “rabbit” is an anti-hero, whose six times of running reflects the idle and meaningless life of American middle class young men during that period. The paper will analyse the existentialism in the novel and endeavors of the modern people to build up self-identity.