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In order to allow John to avoid the draft and continue his education. Symbolically he cuts it off and gives him life, as Owen believes he wouldn't live if he was deploited to Vietnam. This is proven with an earlier statement in which John says, "Owen gave me more than he took from me - even when you consider that he took my mother."
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Owen Meany cut John's finger to fulfill what he believed to be a prophetic vision that he had about John losing a finger in the Vietnam War. He hoped that by fulfilling the vision himself, he could somehow prevent John from being harmed in the future.
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