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The protagonist of the novel, the child of Jenny Fields, who calls her child T.S. after his father's rank (Technical Sergeant). Born with a mother like Jenny Fields, and no father, T.S Garp begins his life at a disadvantage. Despite this, however, Garp becomes a handsome, unique, creative, and intelligent young man. He grows up to be self-disciplined and determined, and relies on his instincts to assist him in the successful completion of just about any task he begins. Furthermore, he is a dedicated family man who loves his family and those in his tight-knit community. However, while he may seem perfect, Garp has a major flaw: he lacks compassion. He has a hard time connecting to the women that come to his mother for help, his friends, or even his own wife, Helen. In fact, it is not until terrible tragedy strikes his family that Garp is forced to wake-up to the reality that the struggles of others are real and important.

The mother of

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The World According to Garp

1978 novel by John Irving

This article is about the novel. For the film, see The World According to Garp (film).

"Ellen Jamesian" redirects here. For the rock band, see Ellen James Society.

The World According to Garp is John Irving's fourth novel, about a man who is born out of wedlock to a feminist leader, then grows up to be a writer. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for several years. It was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979,[1] and its first paperback edition won the award the following year.[2][a]

A movie adaptation of the novel starring Robin Williams was released in 1982, with a screenplay written by Steve Tesich.

BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial broadcast a three-part adaptation of the novel by Linda Marshall Griffiths in January 2014. The production was directed by Nadia Molinari and featured Miranda Richardson as Jenny, Lee Ingleby as Garp, Jonathan Keeble as Roberta and Lyndsey Marshal as Helen.[3]

On 3 November 2015, Irving revealed that he'd been appro

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The World According to Garp
John Irving, 1976
Random House
624 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780345366764

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.

It is a novel rich with "lunacy and sorrow," yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. This novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases." (From the publisher.)

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The story deals with the life of T. S. Garp. His mother, Jenny Fields, a strong-willed nurse, wants a child but not a husband. She is asexual, a trait condemned by her family and disapproved of by society.

She encounters a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical Sergeant Garp who was reduced to a perpetually priapic mental vegetable by pieces of shrapnel that pierced his head. Jenny has intercourse wit

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