John Irving
VOJTĚCH MERVART
Contents
Biography
Born in New Hampshire on March 2, 1942
Not sucesful at first but persevered
Worked as the professor at the university
A very religious man
His hobby is wrestling
He describes events from 50. to 70. years in the last century (Vietnam
war, abortion, Kenedy´s generation, cold war and Korea war) in his
books
The world according to the Garp
The plot begins at the end of World War II and ends in the 1970s
Author uses direct speech with spoken language
It reflects social conditions of that time (feminist movement ...)
The work is a gorgeous biography of the main character T. S. Garp,
describing his life from birth to his death
Plot
T.S.Garp is raised only by his mother, Jenny Fields, a nurse, and later a writer and founder of the US feminist movement. Garp is raised in a prestigious high school, where he later studies successfully. Already at school, he decided to become a writer, and so after passing the final exams, he and his mother leave for inspiration in the Vienna, destroyed by the war and the occupying army.
Here his mother writes her autobiography, which makes her a popular feminist throughout the United States. Although Garp's story written in Austria does not bring any glory at first, a visit to Vienna will inspire him in all of his life. Soon Garp and his mother return to the USA. He get married, he has two childrens and write two successful novels. Meanwhile, his mother is very well known and adored by many womens and establishes a foundation for women in need.
Garp is a very caring and meticulous father who is constantly worried about his children. In the end, Garp still faces a great misfortune, in the form of a son's death. Garp takes the loss of the son very hard and copes with it only with writing. Finally, Garp is murdered by one of the members of the radical feminist sect.
Characteristics
T.S.Garp - very caring, kind-hearted, but sometimes also explosive, but always sensitive and dedicated
Helena Holm - later Garp´s wife, intelligent, understanding but headstrong
Jenny Fields - Garp´s mother, she has resistance to the men, but
she loves her son, always ready to help anyone
My oppinion
I saw a movie and I like it
It´s really interesting story with a lot of positive and negative emotions
