Throughout the entire novel we are lead to believe that Owens voice is high pitched and sounds as if he is talking through his nose. Every time he speaks his words are put into all caps. There might be a distinct reasoning behind him standing out as different among the other characters. Owen believes he is Gods instrument, that he is chosen, leading us to also believe that his unique ways, looks, and beliefs are for the sole reason that he truly is chosen. In the beginning of the novel Owen accidently kills Johnny’s mother, Tabitha, when hitting a foul ball that broke her neck when it made a collision with her head. It isn’t until later, because the book isn’t in order, that we find out Owen had an encounter with the angel of death. Owen tells
