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Essay Archive - Irving's The World According to Garp: Analysis
Irving's The World According to Garp: Analysis
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 been said that Irving's “instincts are so basically sound, his talents
for storytelling are so bright and strong...”(55) I agree with all that
has been said to an extent; Irving is by no means perfect when it comes to
prose, grammar, and vocabulary, yet I laughed ....
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