How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Though the worst of the real world has been visited upon Hope, it is her husband who fears the world most. (16.29)
Isn't this the case with Garp and Helen? Although Garp's paranoia makes his life more difficult, it's Helen that receives the brunt of the damage.
Quote #8
"The World According to Bensenhaver," the book jacket flap said, "is about a man who is so fearful of bad things happening to his loved ones that he creates an atmosphere of such tension that bad things are almost certain to occur." (16.128)
It could certainly be argued that Garp creates an "atmosphere of tension" that causes Helen to have an affair—plus, we all know how that one ends up.