In the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, the character of Owen Meany makes a significant impact on the narrator John Wheelwright throughout the novel. Early in the novel, Owen claims to be an instrument of God, and that he is to carry out a special mission before he dies. He also claims to know the exact date of his death. Nearly no one believes Owen when he insists that he knows …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

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