"Garp didn't want a daughter because of men. Because of bad men, certainly; but even, he thought, because of men like me."

Social, Gender, Perception, Humanity, Reflection

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"Garp didn't want a daughter because of men. Because of bad men, certainly; but even, he thought, because of men like me."

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