When we think of true friendship, we think of the classics from Lucy and Ethel to Laurel and Hardy to even the beloved cartoon characters of Spongebob and Patrick. All these famous pairs are viewed as the epitome of what real friendship is about being there for one another through thick and thin and everything else in between. In A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, another great pair of friends is dawned upon us - Owen Meany and Johnny Wheelwright. These two remarkable characters demonstrate a major theme in A Prayer for Owen Meany, which genuine and downright authentic friendship.
A key part to a successful friendship is definitely forgiveness. Sometimes it is hard to forgive the ones who hurt us so deeply that we cannot express our sorrow through words. When Owen hit that baseball that tragically killed Johnny's mother, obviously both would be absolutely devastated. Now, it is pretty safe to say that if anyone, with the exception of a select few people, killed one of......
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