A Prayer for Owen Meany

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He goes on to state that in the absence of proof, faith is necessary. We must take note that John is attracted to this take on the world. What we must more significantly notice is that Owen does not like this view. Since Owen has complete faith, this seems wrong to him...
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Since Owen has complete faith, this seems wrong to him. However, if you answer with a last option you must be careful of doubt. Later in the book, just before Merrill reveals that he is John's father, he realizes that he has no faith at all. The fact that he doubts so much has eaten up all the faith and left him with nothing else...
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