It's funny because While John does move to Canada, he doesn't necessarily think about what his country did to him; John thinks more of what the United States did to Owen. The Vietnam War is what killed Owen and which therefore made it the fault of America. And not only did the Vietnam war cause John such anguish, Owen caused John a great deal of pain too. Not only did Owen take away the things that John loved, he cuts off John's finger and says it's a gift. Owen Meany has been the cause of so much pain throughout the entire story, it's almost ironic that Owen wants to purely blame the country for Johns pain. Also following the death of Owen, John feels as though he's lost a part of himself. He feels more pain and remorse because of Owen than
