Analyze the way that Ann Patchett presents the similarities and differences between Kenya and her older brothers, Tip and Teddy.

Run features a family who is, at first, very secretive and cut off from their extended relations. Citing examples from the text, discuss the impact of this original image of the Doyle family on the rest of the novel.

In Chapter 1, Uncle Father Sullivan plays an important role in deciding that Bernard Doyle and his sons should keep the statue. What is Uncle Sullivan’s significance elsewhere in the novel?