Biography of JOHN IRVING -John Winslow Irving was born on March, 2nd, in 1942 in Exeter New Hampshire, USA. His father was a prof of russian history and his mother was a nurse -He was dyslexic before that particular learning disability had been identified by name. He says that he was an underdog and that he had to control the pace of everything -He visited the Exeter Prep-School and in 1956, at the age of fourteen, he …showed first 75 words of 3095 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3095 total…The mother and Egg are not that important because they die during the course of action. Egg is also kind of weird and is attracted to uniforms and the stuffed Sorrow. He is deaf and therefore isn't really respected by the other members of the family. The mother is maybe the most realistic person in the novel. She is not filled with enthusiasm about the illusion of her husband but she tolerates and supports him.