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Owen Meany Strengths And Weaknesses

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Even though the entire novel centers around John Wheelwright, Owen Meany, being his best friend, plays a major effect on John and John’s life. Although Owen is similar to Jesus Christ, he does have weaknesses and strengths that made him the character we know him as. Owen stands out from the people around him not only on how he looks but how he behaves and acts. When we first meet Owen in the novel, we see Owen as one of the smartest and mature kids. When it comes to principles, Owen has very firm and informed beliefs, and he is really stubborn about his them. Owen’s belief in God is unshakeable. In fact, he has such strong faith in God that he believes he is God instrument and believes that everything is destined and there's no such things as “ACCIDENTS.” Owen believes that God has plan that Owen, being God’s instrument, will carry out and his fate and how he going to live is already destined. …show more content…

Whenever Owen is present somewhere with a group of people, he makes sure he is able to get people’s attention so they listen to him. Even though his physical imperfection may barricade him from getting to what he wants, Owen has other ways that can grab people’s attention and makes sure he can get what he wants, needs, and desires. For instance, when he became the newspaper editor for Gravesend Academy, Owen makes sure everyone hears about what’s going, and as a matter of fact, he becomes known as “The Voice.” The only weakness Owen has is his height. His height prevents him to do many things. However, Owen always finds a way to overcome his height disorder. For instance, in basketball, he developed “the shot” to overcome his height so he could play

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