Running Loose

The title of the book really encaptured the plot of the novel.  First, Louie runs in order to get into better shape for football and ultimately gains a better outlook on life.  Then, Louie runs from the poor coaching that plagues his football team and school.  After that, he finds a girl that he loves and who loves him back, but that is run off by fate and she ends up dying.  Its funny because Louie had not run from anything that was not a direct opposition to his morals and beliefs.  He stuck to his guns and tried to do the right thing.  Not until he was asked by the track coach to run the 2 mile did he start to realize the purpose for everything in his life.  He began to contemplate his decisions and the death of Becky on these runs and pushed himself past the normal bounds he was accustomed to.  Ultimately, Louie ran to his future instead of letting his future run over him.