In the novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Owen is the main character, and a very interesting one at the least. He is always into many activities and hobbies. The summer before his senior year, one of the hobbies that Owen picks up is making fake ideas in the printing room of the school. Owen makes the IDs out of draft cards and is not caught until Larry tells on him, leading to his expulsion . In the novel, it seems like Owen is peer pressured into selling the IDs. “At nineteen, I drank infrequently-and entirely for the maturing thrill of becoming drunk. But Owen Meany didn't drink; he disapproved of losing control”(Irving342). This quotes states that he hated drinking because of what it does to people. This quote shows that Owen is very mature
