A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen MeanyJohn Irving
Characters in A Prayer for Owen Meany
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Owen Meany
A diminutive boy with a strange, high-pitched voice, convinced he is God's chosen instrument.
John Wheelwright
The narrator and Owen's lifelong best friend, looking back from Toronto in 1987.
Supporting characters
Tabitha Wheelwright
John's mother, killed when Owen's foul ball strikes her at a Little League game.
Dan Needham
Gravesend Academy history and drama teacher who becomes John's stepfather.
Hester Eastman
John's outspoken, hard-edged cousin, who grows up in rural New Hampshire.
Harriet Wheelwright
John's wealthy grandmother, who becomes Owen's benefactor.