Owen Meany
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The existence of fate is an ongoing controversy. John Irving, when writing A
Prayer for Owen Meany, gives the audience many encounters with fate to try to
sway their opinions. However, he does not force it on the audience, merely
educates them in the miracles that could happen and lets them decide for
themselves. Owen not only believed his life was fated, but that he is an
instrument of God who is there to carry
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minds of believers and non-believers alike. The audience is left to decide for themselves whether or not Owen really was an instrument of God because that question is never really answered in the novel. He shows how one boy's faith in his predetermined future can affect the lives of so many. Owen Meany may not have been an instrument of God, but by giving faith to so many people, he may as well have been.
minds of believers and non-believers alike. The audience is left to decide for themselves whether or not Owen really was an instrument of God because that question is never really answered in the novel. He shows how one boy's faith in his predetermined future can affect the lives of so many. Owen Meany may not have been an instrument of God, but by giving faith to so many people, he may as well have been.