SOURCE: "Women and the World According to Garp," in Gender Studies: New Directions in Feminist Criticism, edited by Judith Spector, Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1986, pp. 60-9.
In the following essay, Doane and Hodges examine the portrayal of strong female characters and feminist issues in The World According to Garp. Providing a feminist analysis of the novel, Doane and Hodges assert that "Garp protects narrative conventions and with them reinforces patriarchal power."
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