![]() ![]() ![]() Owen is convinced that God will one day reveal his father’s name. She promised to tell Johnny his father’s identity when he was old enough, but she died before doing so, when he was 11. She claimed to have met Johnny’s father on the train. She used to ride a train into Boston once a week for singing lessons and spent the night in the city. Johnny’s mother, Tabitha, had Johnny out of wedlock and refused to tell anyone the name of his father. Johnny recalls how everyone in Gravesend, New Hampshire, was fascinated by Owen’s small size. Johnny will remember him because Owen is the reason he is a Christian. It’s not because he was so small and his voice so strange, and not because Owen was instrumental in killing his mother. He begins by saying he will always remember Owen Meany. ![]() Johnny Wheelwright tells his story in a nonlinear memoir format. ![]()
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