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  • Essay / Criticisms: liberal, radical and post-modern feminism?

    I believe Garp and Roberta fall into this category of feminism. Garp was Mr. Mom; he also cooked, cleaned and did household chores. He had no problem with Helen being the breadwinner. In the movie, when Garp and Helen were house hunting, I noticed that Garp included Helen in the decision making. As Jenny boarded the helicopter before being murdered, Garp tried to tell her that he didn't need a father; he grew up well being raised by a woman. Roberta was once a man and not only stepped into the shoes of a woman, she became one. Not only was Roberta once a man, but she was also interested in men and no longer women; she dated men and told Garp all about it. I noticed there was a scene where Roberta even talked about wanting to have kids and how she should have had them when she was a man. Roberta was not disgusted by men like the radicals were and she believed in equality for women like a liberal, but she also believed in equality in all areas.