Owen Meany
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Owen Meany is a diminutive, gravel-voiced boy with an unshakable sense of destiny whose life and death profoundly shape the spiritual and moral journey at the heart of John Irving’s novel.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | A Prayer for Owen Meany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimePeriod | Vietnam War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| believesIn | divine plan ⓘ |
| causesEvent | death of Tabitha Wheelwright ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | A Prayer for Owen Meany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childhoodFriendOf | John Wheelwright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToTheme |
American politics and war
ⓘ
the nature of miracles ⓘ the problem of suffering ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feelsGuiltAbout | death of Tabitha Wheelwright ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foresees | his own death ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveVoice | ALL-CAPS DIALOGUE IN THE NOVEL ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfSpeech | high-pitched gravelly tone ⓘ |
| hasMoralInfluenceOn | John Wheelwright’s political and spiritual views ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
diminutive stature
ⓘ
gravelly voice ⓘ |
| hasPropheticDreams | yes ⓘ |
| hasReligiousRole | instrument of God ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot |
catalyst for narrator’s religious belief
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martyr figure ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
moral seriousness
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religious conviction ⓘ strong sense of destiny ⓘ |
| influencesCharacter | John Wheelwright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation | film Simon Birch ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | symbol of faith tested by doubt ⓘ |
| playsSport | baseball ⓘ |
| symbolizes | innocence combined with spiritual certainty ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
destiny
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faith ⓘ friendship ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| undergoesEvent | amputation of his fingers (in the novel’s backstory/film variant context) ⓘ |
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