An RJ activity Answer the following in your RJ How does Irvings choice of names relate to the characters events in A Prayer for Owen Meany Think Meany Gravesend Tabby Mr White Hester Needham etc ID: 549158
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
An RJ activitySlide2
Answer the following in your RJ
How does Irving’s choice of names relate to the characters/ events in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
?
Think “Meany,” “Gravesend,” “Tabby,” “Mr. White,” “Hester,” “Needham,” etc.
Why is it that Reverend Merrill always speaks of faith in tandem with doubt? How does it enhance the story?
A
bildungsroman
is defined as a novel concerned with the education, development, and maturation of a young protagonist. Is
A Prayer for Owen Meany
a
bildungsroman
?
Owen taught John that "Any good book is always in motion—from the general to the specific, from the particular to the whole and back again." Does Irving followed his own formula?
What moments of irony exist in the novel?
How does Irving’s plot structure and point-of-view
impact
the story?Slide3
Discussion
Discuss individual findings within the small group. (Whole class is next)
How does Irving’s choice of names relate to the characters/ events in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
?
Think “Meany,” “Gravesend,” “Tabby,” “Mr. White,” “Hester,” “Needham,” etc.
Why is it that Reverend Merrill always speaks of faith in tandem with doubt? How does it enhance the story?
A bildungsroman is defined as a novel concerned with the education, development, and maturation of a young protagonist. Is
A Prayer for Owen Meany
a bildungsroman?
Owen taught John that "Any good book is always in motion—from the general to the specific, from the particular to the whole and back again." Does Irving followed his own formula?
What moments of irony exist in the novel?
How does Irving’s plot structure and point-of-view impact the story?