Roberta Muldoon is a secondary character in the novel The World According to Garp by John Irving.
Roberta was the former Robert Muldoon, a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. She was known for her "quick hands" and strength during her American football career. She is six-foot-four and weighs 180 pounds, though she was 235 while playing football.
Roberta is a close friend of T.S. Garp and his mother, Jenny Fields. She had sex reassignment surge...
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Roberta Muldoon is a secondary character in the novel The World According to Garp by John Irving.
Roberta was the former Robert Muldoon, a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. She was known for her "quick hands" and strength during her American football career. She is six-foot-four and weighs 180 pounds, though she was 235 while playing football.
Roberta is a close friend of T.S. Garp and his mother, Jenny Fields. She had sex reassignment surgery after reading Jenny's book, A Sexual Suspect, which prompted her to contact Jenny. As Jenny brings Roberta along to visit Garp, Garp and Roberta become very good friends. One of Roberta's favorite games is squash, which she plays frequently with Garp. There are mentions of lovers in the novel and trips to the talk show circuit.
Not all of Roberta's life has improved from the surgery: Roberta receives hate mail from football fans for her choice. Fans of the Eagles switch teams and other tight end players change positions in order to avoid...
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