This book has already been published in millions of copies in almost all countries of Europe and America, even though it is not exactly what people usually call “mass literature.”
“World According to Garp” presents a panorama of life of the American middle class over several decades up to the mid-1970s. The novel’s main problem is whether one of the most important values of civilization—family—can be reconciled with the desire for sexual freedom. The way the plot is built and the sequence of the heroes’ life twists clearly show the author’s position: if you want a calm life, you must restrain your passions.