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In a World of Feminism

"In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases" (609). This is Garp’s famous line featured in his half autobiography, biography about his struggle with his feminist leader for a mother and her feminist movement. According to John Irving’s novel, The World According to Garp, feminism can be considered as one of the many important aspect of the story. This is shown through the life of T.S. Garp. When Irving refers to Garp's mother Jenny, feminism is shown as a good thing that is for the benefit of all mankind. However, there are just as many times when Irving shows how feminism led to people acting as extremists, for example the "Ellen Jamesians". Also, the evolution of the feminist movement throughout Garp's life compares other movements in history that eventually went wrong. The story presents a fairly true picture of feminism.
In the beginning of the novel Irving focuses on the story Jenny Fields. She is described as a woman trying to......

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