religion is of great importance. One of the main themes in this

novel is faith in God and oneself, and even more, the conflict

between belief and doubt. Irving writes in such a way, that

this is very evident throughout the book.

John Wheelwright, at the start of the novel, is a young

boy who does not seem to know much about how strong his

faith really is. Part of the reason for this, is that the choice

between believing in and doubting God is that there isn't any

complete evidence that He even exists. Owen Meany, on the

other hand, is almost the complete opposite of John. He knows

that everything that occurs happens for a reason, and that

there is no such thing as coincidences. John Irving follows the

journey from childhood friendship into adulthood between the

two, showing the true meaning of friendship and the impact

John doesn't feel a connection with God while growing up,

quite possibly because he had changed

how he was going to die. Owen ultimately sacrifices his own

doubts to fade away. Although this is true, it seems as if John

Overall, John Irving instills a little bit of faith in all who

basketball. This makes him realize that there really is a reason

Many objects throughout the novel have no arms. For

obvious and important symbols is Owen himself. He is

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Approximate Word count = 689
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)