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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). Each person has been waiting for him in heaven, and, as Albom reveals, each life (and death) was woven into Eddie's own in ways he never suspected. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs.
Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine and preachy, and this one does in moments. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. Even with its flaws, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. --Patrick O'Kelley
Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine and preachy, and this one does in moments. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. Even with its flaws, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. --Patrick O'Kelley
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5 comments:
I think this picture is illustrating the important of the Ruby Peir sign. It reflects how nice the park was before the fire and how important it is to the next person Eddie meets in heaven. It is also a key point to the story.
This picture is emphasizing the importance of Ruby Pier to both Eddie and Ruby. It shows the true meaning of the park to them as important because they are both looking at the sign and into their "home"
This picture emphasizes the significance of Ruby Pier, and everything it meant to both Rubby and Eddie. It shows a time before disator struck.
This picture is a good scene to draw it is showing Eddie that the Peir meant a lot to some people and that his whole life wasn't meaningless because some people really loved the pier and it had an impact in their lives.
This picture shows the park before the fire. It shows how nice and lovable it was. Eddie's whole life was spent at the Peir and a lot of people loved the Peir, even tho Eddie didnt, he made others happy just by being there and keeping it nice for others. This also shows how Eddie's life isnt a waste because he made others peoples lives much better.
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