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The World According to Garp, John Irving’s fourth novel, was first published in 1978 and continues to enjoy a wide circulation. The novel features elements drawn from Irving’s life and is a literary satire of gender dynamics in the wake of second-wave feminism.
Synopsis. The novel is about the life of T. S. Garp. His mother, Jenny Fields, is a strong-willed nurse who wants a child but not a husband. She encounters a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical Sergeant Garp, who was severely brain damaged in combat.
- John Irving
- 1978
Summary. PDF Cite. From the opening passages of this novel, the reader knows that an unusual story is about to be told. The prehistory of Garp is a wildly unorthodox conception: His mother, a...
Jenny soon builds herself a reputation in the hospital and she begins joking that she only wants to get pregnant and have a child instead of marrying a man and becoming a wife. During a night shift, Jenny takes care of a badly injured Sergeant named Garp.
The World According to Garp Summary. Back. More. Everything starts with Jenny Fields. Jenny was a feminist before feminists were cool—she's a working nurse with zero interest in men. She does, however, have interest in becoming a mother. Enter the poor Technical Sargent Garp, a wounded soldier who ends up in Jenny's care.
Summary. This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes—even of sexual assassinations.
Apr 24, 1978 · 4.10. 229,275 ratings6,837 reviews. This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes—even of sexual assassinations.
