Essays on A Prayer for Owen Meany

The main theme of A Prayer for Owen Meany is religious faith–specifically, the relationship between faith and doubt in a world in which there is no obvious evidence for the existence of God. John writes on the first page of the book that Owen Meany is the reason that he is a Christian, and ensuing…

Prayer As A Symbol in Irving’s A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY In John Irving’s A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY there are many prominent symbols. Those of arm-less figures, water, and angels are a few of the more prominent ones but, there are also many symbols that are much more subtle than those few. The most…

The definition of believe is to be confident about something. The more confidence one has in things, the more individualistic they become. In A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving shows that allowing oneself to believe in something defies mediocrity. Owen Meany is so far from mediocre that he seems to rise above others. His…

Owen and John’s Friendship In John Irving’s novel A Prayer for Owen Meany, friendship develop in a small town in Gravesend, New Hampshire. Throughout their lives from childhood to young adulthood they always were best friends. Friendship between Owen and John runs deep that it can be describe as brotherly love. Owen and John’s relationship…