How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
He huddled small and garish beside Roberta, feeling that everyone was looking at him and somehow sensing his maleness—or at least, as Roberta had warned him, his hostility. (17.103)
In The World According to Garp, "hostility" and "maleness" are practically one in the same. Even Garp—who should be the most ardent feminist in the world—proves this true time and time again.
Quote #11
So then they met at Steerling, in the Steerling family mansion, the wrestling coach's home, where Garp felt slightly more comfortable in the company of these fierce women. (18.61)
Garp is a successful man, yet even he gets intimidated by this posse of "fierce women." And you know what? This flies in the face of the gender roles we see on TV and such every day—but it also might provide a clue into what inspires misogyny in the first place: fear.