Symbolism..

Dandelions

Voice

Little Lord Jesus

Baseball

Armadillo

Ghost of the Future/Present/Past

Visions

Dummy

God's Instrument

Angel

Without a doubt, A Prayer For Owen Meany is full of symbols and motif. In chapter 7, readers find out about the "Lady in Red." The question is, why exactly did Tabitha Wheelwright buy a RED dress from Jerrold's? Out of so many colors, why RED? First of all, red is known to have the most sensual associations out of all the colors. The more powerful the shade of the red is, the more energy is stimulated, and therefore red is often worn to draw lots attention to the object. John Irving made Tabitha's dress red for a reason. So was Tabitha trying to draw attention to herself by wearing a red dress? According to color-wheel-pro, the color red represents joy, sexuality, passion, sensitivity, and love. This might be another considerable clue for finding out who John's biological father is.

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