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The World According to Garp Study Guide

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by John Irving
About 92 pages (27,503 words)
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The World According to Garp Study Guide consists of approx. 92 pages of summaries and analysis on The World According to Garp by John Irving. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The World According to Garp is John Irving's novel of T.S. Garp, an author born to a pioneering feminist, and his struggle to build a satisfactory life among tragic and quirky events. This dark comedy addresses the topics of feminism, lust, death, and creativity as played out on the backdrop of the mid-twentieth century. (read more)
      Boston Mercy
      Blood and Blue
      What He Wanted to Be When He Grew Up
      Graduation
      In the City Where Marcus Aurelius Died
      The Pension Grillparzer
      More Lust
      Second Children, Second Novels, Second Love
      The Eternal Husband
      The Dog in the Alley, the Child in the Sky
      Mrs. Ralph
      It Happens to Helen
      Walt Catches Cold
      The World According to Marcus Aurelius
      The World According to Bensenhaver
      The First Assassin
      The First Feminist Funeral, and Other Funerals
      Habits of the Under Toad
      Life After Garp

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4
      Critical Essay #5

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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