Irving's The World According To Garp: Analysis
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When referring to John Irving's book The World According to Garp,
it has been said “His style is simplistic, almost childlike..."(55), and “
Irving's prose is the prose of a poorly educated man-his vocabulary is
uninspiring, his grammatical proprieties is severely limited."(51) It has
also be ....
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.... that starts at the
beginning of the book and doesn't stop until the end. The irony just
keeps repeating itself over and over again until the reader is so engrossed
they can't put the book down. This technique is what John Irving uses to
create such a wonderful story, that keeps the reader both interested and
entertained.
One of the most interesting ironic circles in this book deals with
the death of the main character, Garp. Garp is shot and killed by a woman
wearing a Jenny Fields origin ....
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