The Running Man

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-20

Chapters 21-40

Chapters 41-60

Chapters 61-80

Chapters 81-101

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

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Chapters 81-101Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 81 Summary: “…Minus 020 and Counting…”

Ben imagines things moving in the dark. He imagines the poor people all dead below them and the missiles that are surely tracking them.

Chapter 82 Summary: “…Minus 019 and Counting…”

Over Newark, Ben sends the pilots west again. McCone says that will get them blown up because it’s open territory once they are no longer above the city. The Network will be able to shoot them down without the threat of the wreckage hurting anyone below.