Cast+Of+Characters!

=Characters In The World According To Garp=

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__Jenny Fields__ is T.S. Garp's mother. She decided to become a nurse, which was opposed by her rich family. She became a nurse because she wanted to be completely independent from men. She had Garp with a man who was dying because she did not want to have to deal with a man, just a child. After Garp grew up she decided to write a book. She wrote A Sexual Suspect about her life and it became very popular as did she. She became known as the first Feminist and was followed by many women who were inspired by her. She did not call herself a feminist thought. She opened her manchine up for women who needed a place to stay and to become more independent.=====

__T.S. Garp__ is the main character in the book. It ranges form when he was a boy to his death. Garp grows up going to Steering School For Boys.. At steering he falls in love writing, wrestiling and women. Garp becomes a writter after living in Austria for some time. He marries Helen Holms who he first meet at steering. They have 3 children together, Duncan, Walt and Jenny. He writes one very good short story, two mediocore novels, and one extremely well known and controversial novel. The World According To Garp follow Garp and his whole family through their challenge of affairs, death and other family issues.

__Cushie Percy__ is the daughter of the man who runs Steering Hall. Cushie and Garp were long childhood friends and spent time together at Steering. When they were older Garp and Cushie had a more intimate relationship, but this ended when Garp and his mothe went to Austria.

__Pooh Percy__ is the sister of Cushie. She never did like Garp and blamed him for her sisters death, which he didn't cause. Cushie became an intense follower of Jenny Feilds.

__Helen Holm__ was the daughter of Ernie Holm, the wrestling coach at Sterring. She got to know Garp when she was young and they had and he wrote to her all the time when he was in Austria. When he came back they married. They had three kids, mostly because Garp really wanted them not Jenny. She taught English Literature at a womens college when she was fresh out of college. She lived her life content until problems arrose in her family.

__Charlotte__ was the women who taught Garp many lessons. She taught him about lust, about friendship and about how to handle tragidy. She was a prostitue in Austria and became Garp's only friend there.

__Duncan Garp__ was the oldest son of Garp and Helen. He was a bright boy who eventually lost his eye in a tragic accident. This stirred in him a love of photography and painting.

__Walt Garp__ was the second child of Garp and Helen. As a young boy Garp worried very much about him, especially when he was sick.

__Roberta Muldoon__ was Robert Muldoon and an excelent tight end for the Philidelphia Eagles. After years of playing football he had a sex change and became one of Jenny's followers/security. Jenny and Roberta traveled together a lot. Garp liked Roberta and she became part of the family.

__The Ellen Jamesians__ were a group of women who cut out their tongue in honor of an 11 year old girl who was rapped and had her tongue but out. They had notes that would tell you their names, who they were, and why they did what they did. They followed Jenny quite loyally. Garp did not really like the Ellen Jamesians because he thought they were stupid.

__Micheal Milton__ was the student that Helen had an affair with. Though Garp had slept with other women, he never had a true affair. Garp found out about Micheal and was very upset with Helen and made them break it off.

__Jenny Garp__ was the third child of Garp and Helen. She was born many year after Duncan and Walt, when Duncan was almost in his teens.

__Ellen James__ was a young girl who was rapped and who the Ellen Jamesians take their vow of silence after. Ellen did not like the Ellen Jamesians and also thought they were stupid. She went and lived with Garp and Helen when she was older and became part of the family.