![]() ![]() 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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