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Did one of his kids die in the car crash?


Couldn't remember if one of his kids died. And did Milton get his pene bitten off?

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yes on both counts, but i want to know why Pooh shot Garp?

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"Why Pooh Shot Garp"...sounds like some bad anime on Adult Swim...

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Having your penis bit off would be worse than losing a child

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I didnt realize it the first time either but i figured it out later that Walt died in the car crash, i just wasnt expecting such a young little boy to die in a horrible car crash like that but he does and its terrible, i had originally assumed that he was in the hospital but the freeze frame makes it clear that Walt dies upon impact in the car crash, his absence is felt but not discussed much until Garp admits to his wife that he misses him, its a terrible scene after you realize that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUWnZAFfxYc Walt dies as a result of his fathers reckless driving rampage that night.

Walt was the victim of his parents sexual escapades, he is present when Garp goes to confront his wife who is giving Michael Milton a blowjob in the driveway of their home, this will also end up being his last blowjob and his penis suffers a horrible death too after it is bitten off in the car, Roberta confirms this but the scene was edited later, Roberta mentions how his penis was surgically removed under sedation but to have it bitten off would be a nightmare, so Michael Milton suffered the most.

Who knows how long his recovery time took, maybe he committed suicide afterwards, not being able to live without his penis, poor boy but he had it coming too, deserved it for his lust, Jenny would agree with that too, as she hated lust, the entire accident was caused by lust and by anger.

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Who knows how long his recovery time took, maybe he committed suicide afterwards, not being able to live without his penis, poor boy but he had it coming too, deserved it for his lust, Jenny would agree with that too, as she hated lust, the entire accident was caused by lust and by anger.


While it's not in the film, the book contains an epilogue that sketches out the future of the surviving characters for the next 50 years or so. Years in the future, Garp's son, Duncan, is approached by an older man claiming to be working on a biography of Garp who incessantly asks Duncan questions about Garp's life, specifically leading up to the accident. Duncan doesn't realize who it is but it is Michael Milton, the guy who lost his penis in the accident.

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That is who is really at fault. Michael got what he deserved, he stalked her, then after being told it was over repeatedly refused to take "No" for an answer, and all for a BJ. The Garps were minorly at fault, but their parts were accidental, Michael's part was intentional.

My issues with the movie come in what was Pooh's problem. As a child we see her viciousness, again as a teenager, then as an adult. Pooh is the one who had Bonkie attack Garp, she divided Helen and Garp, she outted Garp at the memorial service for his mother, and she shot him... and save for maybe anger at his 'Ellen' book in the end, nothing she does makes any sense. As a childhood acquaintance, she, like Roberta and 'The Hooker', should have felt Garp has as much right (if not more) to be at a service honoring his mother instead of the one outing him (Alice would have made far better, as even Barbara seemed to grow sympathetic toward him after Helen's infidelity and Walt's death).

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