It's then that Garp realizes that there's no reason to be afraid of the Under Toad after all. Although they hope that the blood-thirsty Under Toad will be satisfied, it finally catches up with them in the form of Pooh Percy when she kills Garp. But in the final chapters, Garp and Helen can sense that "the Under Toad was strong" (17.335), that it's following them. This is fitting insofar as anxiety actually works a lot like actual undertow, with its unseen currents pulling you in all sorts of uncomfortable directions. The phrase, then, is a shout-out to Walt's innocence-to dig into why this matters, be sure to read up on him in the " Characters" section.īeyond Walt, though, Garp and Helen initially use the phrase to refer to anxiety. It starts after Walt uses the phrase to describe the undertow, which he figures is a giant amphibian waiting to pull unsuspecting swimmers underwater. The Under Toad is an inside joke between Helen and Garp.
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