Transcendentalism In John Irving's A Prayer For Ownen

Novelist John Irving, in his narrative novel A Prayer For Ownen Meany recounts the interpretation of a certain belief in which Owen considers not an apprehension when it comes to an intellectual matter way of thinking of its own. Irving’s purpose is to impress and convey upon readers through the lens of Owen the idea that individuals either admit themselves to God’s perspective and mindset or refuse to commit to this particular perceptions in life. John Irving adopts a transcendentalism tone in order to transmit the idea to his lectors that individual should not be uncertainty when it comes to pursuing their religious beliefs and perspectives. Irving begins his transcendentalism understandings by admonishing Owen allegation through his own
perceptions of the one. Owen implements his transcendentalism expectation towards Pastor Merrill when he was encouraged by Gravesend Academy to be a “frequent guest preacher in the academy’s nondenominational church”, due to the “intellectual honor” presented upon Pastor Merrill by the academy, Owen’s demanding charisma debut and conveys that “Belief is not an intellectual matter”, that “if he’s got so much doubt, he's in the wrong business”(Irving 112). This pursuing of transcendentalism emotions towards religion beliefs presented in particular quote stands emerges and lets the lectors to recognize that the author of the text utilizes passed transcendentalism philosophies in which individuals still take in consideration in todays society in order to convey his particular ideas of beliefs. Novelist John Irving implements the idea of self-doubt when it comes to pursuing a religious belief as an object in which should be practice in self-assured and crucial manner.