![]() Someone put a coat over Johnny’s head so he couldn’t see her body, but he could hear the chief of police asking where the murder weapon went. He cried out his apology before running home. Owen was devastated, since he loved Johnny’s mother. Owen fouled the ball over the fence, hitting Tabitha in the temple and killing her instantly. The coach uncharacteristically allowed Owen to bat. ![]() She had arrived at the last inning of his and Owen’s Little League game. Johnny recalls the day of his mother’s death. Johnny describes his friend Owen as having a strange and irritating voice. Johnny and his mother lived with his Grandmother Harriet, who claimed Owen’s voice could make dead mice come back to life. Owen is convinced that God will one day reveal his father’s name. She promised to tell Johnny his father’s identity when he was old enough, but she died before doing so, when he was 11. She claimed to have met Johnny’s father on the train. She used to ride a train into Boston once a week for singing lessons and spent the night in the city. Johnny’s mother, Tabitha, had Johnny out of wedlock and refused to tell anyone the name of his father. Johnny recalls how everyone in Gravesend, New Hampshire, was fascinated by Owen’s small size. Johnny will remember him because Owen is the reason he is a Christian. ![]() It’s not because he was so small and his voice so strange, and not because Owen was instrumental in killing his mother. ![]() He begins by saying he will always remember Owen Meany. Johnny Wheelwright tells his story in a nonlinear memoir format. ![]()
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