In the novel by John Irving A Prayer for Owen Meany there is a lot of friction between many characters. This novel was also written about a dark time in the history of the United States. As is told in the novel John F Kennedy is President of United states and he influences a boy named Owen Meany. He is a small boy who receives many beatings from fellow peers, both physical and verbal. Even …showed first 75 words of 463 total…

…showed last 75 words of 463 total…goals. He always talks as if he is writing about his friend in autobiographical structure. As it seems that John tries to do all that Owen does but always seems to come up short. He knew that if he went to war he could die and would be overshadowed by Owen. All that Owen thinks should happen does and he ends up dying a hero like he thought. John seems to be the one who