He also reveals that during his first communion ceremony (at which they both received communion) he made God promise not only not to let him die but also not suffer any pain from physical illness or accident if either happens despite this covenant then God will be punished by having one arm cut off as punishment for breaking his word (this turns out true later in life). Towards the end of high school, Owen tells John that he can’t do anything to stop himself from dying someday-he says that God has promised it to him at birth. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Gravesend and frequently preaches against homosexuality and abortion he also runs over Owen’s foot with his car when he sees him kissing John (who had just told him that he was gay). The antagonist of the story is Reverend Tulliver, who teaches Sunday school at St. His best friend is John Wheelwright, whose father owns the mill where Owen’s mother works. The narrator of the book is Owen Meany, a dwarf who was born with a disfiguring birthmark on his head.
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