Owen vs. faith in "A Prayer For Owen Mean", by Josh Irving.

In the novel "A Prayer For Owen Mean", written by Josh Irving, it is easily revealed that Owen represents faith throughout chapters one and two. Owen is a really religious adolescence who attends church at a very young age. As we read through chapter one, we know that Owen thinks everything happens for a reason.
As we read through chapter one and partially chapter two, we know Owen believed it was his fate to take Johns mother's life and that fate was assigned to him by god. He has proven that it is true because during the baseball league, he killed John's mother on his first hit in his e…