A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Detailed Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Themes

All Themes Fate and Predestination Christianity and Faith Gender and Sexuality Powerlessness

Characters

All Characters John Wheelwright Owen Meany John’s Mother / Tabitha Wheelwright Rev. Lewis Merrill John’s Stepfather / Dan Needham Dick Jarvits John’s Grandmother / Harriet Wheelwright Hester Eastman Mr. Meany Mrs. Meany Randolph “Randy” White Dr. Dolder Noah Eastman Simon Eastman Martha Eastman Alfred Eastman Mr. Chickering Lydia Rev. Dudley Wiggin Barb Wiggin Harold Crosby Mary Beth Baird Buzzy Thurston Harry Hoyt Mrs. Hoyt Mr. Morrison Mr. Early Canon Mackie Amanda and Arthur Dowling Archibald Thorndike Larry Lish Mitzy Lish Father Findley Canon Campbell Major Rawls

Symbols

All Symbols The Baseball Armless Totems The Voice Weightlessness

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Pathos Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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A Prayer for Owen Meany

by John Irving

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

All Themes
Fate and Predestination
Christianity and Faith
Gender and Sexuality
Powerlessness

All Symbols
The Baseball
Armless Totems
The Voice
Weightlessness

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Pathos
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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