Growth Fund of America Watch

from 485BPOS 1 page Independent Auditors' Consent the Growth Fund of America, Inc.: We Consent to (A) the Use in This Post-Effective Amendment No. 73 to Registration Statement No. 811-862 on Form N-1a of Our Report Dated October 2, 2001 Appearing in the Financial Statements Which Are Included in Part B, the Statement of Additional Information of Such Registration Statement, (B) the References to US Under the Heading "General Information" in Such Statement of Additional Information and (C) the Reference to US Under the Heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, Which Is a Part of Such Registration Statement. Deloitte & Touche Llp Los Angeles, California October 26, 2001