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- He is friendly and warm to everyone upon his first entrance
- His arrival after six years of departure makes him seem the "prodical son" - this is a difference between Manus and Owen as Hugh treats Manus as a servant and Owen as a guest
- He is determined and focused - has risen from poverty and made a success of himself in Dublin, this is confirmed when we see him name changing with Yolland working efficently and consulting various sources to assure his accuracy
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- He announces the fact he is working as a mediator for the British army and has returned to Baile Beag to work on their behalf
- Owen seems keen to act as a mediator for the British in Ireland - he sees that this is an important role and one which will make the job of the British easer {TRAITOR}
- Manus, who is like a wife to Hugh, ultamitely leaves him in Owen's care and this signifies how by the end of the play as Manus leaves Owen is infact becoming more like him
- Manus and Owen contrast in physical apprearance (city man vs. poverty) and also mindset as Manus is rather disgusted by Owen's involvement with the British and seems him as a traitor.
- By working as a mediator does Owen symbolise one of the people who speak for Ireland? Does Manus' lameness act as a dramatic metaphor for the people who are held back in ireland? Intelligent without drive?
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- Owen enters announcing he is wroking for the British and we can see he has become accustomed to the stereotypical British characteristics and opinions
- He is motivated in his work and is eager to see it through
- He is annoyed with Manus for not complying and speaking english to Yolland and this along with Owen's mistranlastion of Lancey are causes of tension between the two
- After comments made by Yolland, who romantices Ireland and would like to settle down there, regarding removing the cultural history and identity by changing the names of the locations Owen begins to think more about the true impact of name changing something which he was perviously naive to
- After Lancey threatens to destroy Baile Beag and kill all livestock Owen has a moment of realisation and cuts his ties with the British once and for all and for the first time groups himself with the Irish
- He rejects the name book and tells Hugh not to pick it up stating "its nothing to do with us" even calling it "a mistake-my mistake" signifies his transformation from working with the British to just complying with the Irish
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- OWEN'S JOURNEY IN PLAY IS FROM BEING NAIVE AND IGNORANT TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGING THE PLACE NAMES INTO ENGLISH INTO BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE AND REMOVING HIMSELF FROM SUCH WORK
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