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The quote “An epilogue...is more than a body count. An epilogue, in the disguise of wrapping up the past, is really a way of warning us about the future”(469) does relate to the epilogue in this chapter in a couple ways. What Garp was trying to say was an epilogue states good memories people had with their loved ones. For example, on page 469 it says “At noon… he came and kissed Helen and fondled her breasts and kissed baby Jenny, over and over again while he dressed her…” expressing how good of a husband and dad Garp was. Also on page 468 it reads “the February day, Helen heard him telling jokes to Ellen James and Duncan at breakfast….” Helen admired Garp for the good that he was. Epilogues are supposed to recognize the good in people not
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