A Prayer for Owen Meany

Martyr-someone who suffers for their beliefs. Similar to God-didn’t blame the people.

Represents relationship between real world and world of spirits

Sagamore “the Indian chiefs and higher ups wee called sagamores…the only Sagamore I knew was a neighbor’s dog…named for a lake…the canine was killed…I now believe that the gods of those troubled waters were responsible”(7). Suggests the life and power of nature.

Totem “an armless man…some said it was how it made the sagamore feel to give up all that land”(8) Symbol used throughout the novel to show how people feel to loss things/people.

Meany Granite business “ a small portion of the granite underground is worth getting out; the rest has defects-or if it’s good, it’s so far underground that it�

Some topics in this essay:
Dan Owen, Gravesend John, Similar God-didn’t, Tabitha/Tabby Wheelwright, Meany Granite, Dan Needham, Sawyer Depot, Mentor Armadillo, Watahantowet/ Totem, Owen Meany’s, symbol memory,