What's the Difference between The World According to Garp the Book and The World According to Garp the Movie?
The World According to Garp Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Helen gives Garp constructive criticism of his early writting. |
She gushes about how great it is. |
Helen doesn't attend Garp's wresting matches. |
She does.
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Jenny is assulted by a soldier at a movie theater and defends herself by slashing him. |
This doesn't happen. |
There are many references to death, and rape. |
It is a happier tone without such dark material.
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Garp and his mother move to Vienna to write. |
Garp and his mother move to New York. |