1. Owen Meany compared with Oedip
In the last pages of the book, the only way Owen was able to save the Vietnamese children, as prophesized in his dream, was by catching a grenade and getting their attention with his unreal voice... (Pg 1) He sends Creon to an oracle to find out how to cure the city of this plague and Creon comes back to say the killer of Laius is in this town and needs to be driven out for the plague to end. ... In the Christmas Nativity, Owen had always played the role of the angel. ... After many years of performing as the angel, Owen offered to take the part of the baby Jesus when members of the cast comp...
- Word Count: 1938
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School