Faith is the structure of many people’s lives. It certainly is for John Wheelwright. Johnny credits his faith to his best friend. “I am a Christian because of Owen Meany” (1). Throughout the novel, we see the importance Owen has on John’s faith in John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany.
While Johnny and Owen do not belong to a specific church, they do believe that God exists. To demonstrate their belief, the boys participate in a Christmas Pageant. John is cast as Joseph and Owen as Baby Jesus. The pageant does not go as planned, Owen was very outspoken on how the pageant should follow the hymn, and towards the end of the pageant he yells “IT IS A SACRILEGE FOR YOU TO BE HERE!” (220). This outburst leads many people of the congregation to believe that Owen was speaking about them rather than his parents. This outburst was the beginning of Owen’s “Voice”.
The young boy has a very unique and memorable high pitch voice. This feature has led him to believe that his voice is a gift from God. Owen uses his gift by writing a column for the school newspaper, The Grave, under the byline “The Voice”.
I believe that Owen will continue to use his “Voice”, which will leave a long-lasting impression on John and his faith.
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Owen’s voice does play a crucial part in the plot (as do many things); it will be interesting how you view the end. Does everything come together nicely OR is it pushing the bounds of credibility?
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