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This page highlights a crucial moment in Eddie's journey in heaven. Nearing the end of his time with his five most important people, he finally confronts a memory that has haunted him--he worry about the girl from the pier. He originally believes he failed to save her, still holding onto the memory of feeling her hands. However, Tala clarifies that, yes he did feel hands. It was hers taking him to heaven. She also clarifies that he didn't pull the pirl, he pushes her legs out of the way of the falling cart.

This page is a rollercoaster of emotions, revealing a pivotal moments in Eddie's journey. First, Eddie struggles with a memory from the pier which was wondering whether or not he save the young girl. The mood then shifts to Tala explains that the young girl was in fact saved, which leads to emotional release for Eddie. He can finally shed off the guild and self-blame he had been carrying.

This was a very important page to the book as it answered the burning question: did Eddie save the little girl? This page was relieving for me as a reader, knowing the young girl was saved and was born to do so. Witnessing Eddie's sense of relief and learning the truth about the girl brought things to a great closure. Additionally, I thought that part of the page when Tala said "I bring you to heaven. Keep you safe," was a sweet moments to finish off the book.

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This is another focal moment in Eddie's journey in Heaven. He's finally confronting his core sadness--the feeling of a wasted life. He expresses his lifelong regret, feeling like he accomplished nothing and was just "lost". Tala explains Eddie's purpose wasn't about grand achievement, as she teaches him is final lesson: to ensure the safety of children at Ruby Pier.

Tala helps Eddie see his life through a new lens, and by accepting the importance his life played, Eddie might finally start to forgive himself. With that being said, the pipe-cleaner dog on the page could symbolize the joy brought to the children at the pier.

We as the readers learn that the significance of the page goes beyond Eddie's personal time in Heaven, as it speaks to the story's theme of finding meaning in unexpected places. Eddie's work had a great impact on the live of others. Additionally, I thought this was a great way by the author to put the meaning in the mundane job Eddie had and the life he hated. From Eddie thinking his life was a waste, it now shows his life's purpose of saving and protecting the life of others.

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This page talks about a crucial moment in Eddie's journey in heaven. He confronts a chronically disturbing memory from his past – a fire in the Philippines where he thought he saw a figure and winded up getting shot in the leg by his Captain to save his life. It turns out that he did see a figure and was not hallucinating. The figure was of his fifth person: a little girl named Tala. After learning this, Eddie got deeply upset started having vivid thoughts of what he had caused. He couldn't believe what he did and kept begging Tala for forgiveness.

This scene explodes a truth bomb towards Eddie. The fire memory that haunted him for years goes from a terrifying vision to a horrifying reality with Tala's presence. I was shocked to find out that Eddie did in fact see a figure in the fire during his time in the Philippines. This shuts down the belief that it was a hallucination and goes into the fact that everything was almost a lie and the whole perception of the original story changes.

In conclusion, this is a significant part to the story because it unravels a whole new dimension of Eddie's past. The fire that was once a symbol of his life changing forever (getting shot in the leg), becomes a horrifying truth with Tala's presence. This revelation throws him into an emotional state of mind, forcing him to confront an act that shatters the understanding of himself. It's a turning point, pushing him towards deeper forgiveness.

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This page delves into the nature of love after loss. Eddie is speaking to his deceased wife, Marguerite, who comforts him about his grief and anger. She acknowledges his feelings, but assures him that his love for her continues to exit, just in a different way. This is where Eddie learns his fifth lesson when she says, "'Lost love is still love, Eddie. It just takes a different form, that's all,'". Marguerite continues to say that memories become a powerful way to keep love alive, and this is where Eddie reflects on his isolation and the sense of a lost life after her death.

Marguerite's message about the changes of love has a great impact on Eddie's journey in heaven. Eddie's anger and sense of loss are understandable as he felt his future was robbed without his wife. However, his wife offers another perspective of things by explains how love doesn't vanish, and emphasized how memories can be a source of comfort and connection.

This passage is significant because it offers a comforting perspective on loss and grief, as it also highlights the power of memories. The page teaches readers that life ends, but love doesn't, and "memory becomes your partner."

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On this page, the reader learns about Eddie's childhood experiences. It was already known that him and his father didn't have the best relationship while growing up, but now we see a whole other side to it. Eddie talks about the types of verbal and physical abuse his dad would put him and even his brother through.

When reading this page, I thought it was so sad to hear that Eddie's father was yelling at him and his brother because their toys were a waste of money. I can't imagine the mix of guilt, sorrow, and worry they felt. Most importantly, I can't believe how the father made the boys lie facedown to then hit them with his belt.

Additionally, the last paragraph on the page paints a picture of Eddie's childhood which was dominated by physical abuse. The "second damage" emphasizes the impact of this violence, suggesting that neglect was not the worst thing he endured.

I thought this page was very intense and unsettling, yet it was important to the book because it gives the reader much needed background information for what is to come in regards to Eddie and his Dad's relationship.

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Prior to this page, Eddie witnessed his father saving his long time friend, Mickey, from drowning, however, he does not see it as saving a "friend" due to a prior scene where Mickey assaults his mother.

On this page, Eddie's father is rescuing Mickey from drowning drunk in the ocean mid-storm. Eddie mentions that if Mickey was his friend, we would have let him drown. However, he does not know that Mickey and his father have been friends for a very long time. When his father was looking for a job, it was Mickey who helped him get one at the pier. When his parents needed extra money to feed him as a kid, Mickey was there to help. Considering that fact that Eddie's father was originally trying to hurt or even kill Mickey before he winded up getting swept into the water by the wind, his father could not let his friend die because his father "took old friendships seriously." Additionally, the reader learns Mickey's motive to assaulting Eddie's mom, which was due to the fact that he had been fired that afternoon after being drunk at work. The page ended with clarification that "Mickey was coarse, but he was not evil."

After reading this page, it is clear that Eddie's father's relationship with Mickey was most likely one of compassion.

This is an important page to the story as it shows a different side of Eddie's father--that he is not just a bad guy/father, he deep down has loyalty for people he cares about.

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On this page the reader learns that Eddie's father never forgave himself and spiraled into alcoholism. He became silent and never talked to anyone, while his thought haunted him for life. As his health deteriorated from pneumonia, it led him into a coma, and during this time, Eddie's mother is in deep distress. After waking up from the coma, during the middle of the night, he got himself up out of bed and called for Eddie, his mother, brother, and Mickey with the little voice he had left.

This was a heartbreaking page to read. It shows how the family got shattered by one single event. The silence of Eddie's father's alcoholism highlighted his internal struggle with guilt and shame, while Eddie's mother's self-blame shows her deep love for her husband and the regret she had, practically blaming herself for his death.

This page is crucial because is unveils the father's constant guilt and shame from past events. This page changes the way the reader may have initially thought about Eddie's father by creating a sense of empathy for him. Finally, this sets the stage for Eddie to potentially come to terms with his own guilt and anger toward his father now knowing what happened.

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On this page, Eddie remembers the peace he felt upon arriving to Heaven and wonders where his pain went. Ruby emphasizes the need for Eddie to forgive his father. Eddie then reflects on his unfulfilled life after his father's death, and blames it on him for his lost, "could have been" life. Additionally on this page, Ruby teaches Eddie his third lesson: forgiveness. This is an important page to note because by him learning this lesson, he changes his whole relationship with his father. I think this is a valuable lesson to learn. Holding onto anger and resentment only hurts ourselves, and by learning to forgive, we can shed off some of that burden and live a happier life.

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Once the Captain broke the news that he shot Eddie so he could live, he then, on this page, teaches Eddie the lesson of sacrifice. As Eddie questions and challenges the Captain, the Captain replied with the reasons Eddie's close friends died. For example, Rabozzo sacrificed his life for his country, and the Captain sacrificed himself to save a whole group of people. The Captain emphasized to Eddie the importance that "It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to." So all of the years Eddie spent living with pain in his leg, he should not have been living in anger or dwelling on what he lost. Instead, he should have accepted that his leg pain was a symbol of survival. Eddie's life, marked by this pain, allowed him to be one of the five people for someone else, showing the interconnectedness and significance of every sacrifice.

I thought this page was powerful as it reframed Eddie's pain as a testament to his survival and sacrifices of others. It highlights the deep connections between people through acts of sacrifice.

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This passage marks a turning point in Eddie's relationship with with Captain. Eventually, Eddie forgives the Captain and the battlefield turns into a luscious land.

There are two main things I think are important to the page and are worth noting. The first being, the lesson taught from the Captain at the beginning of the page. The quote "Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else," can be a lesson on sacrifice--finding meaning in the loss, which, in Eddie's case, his sacrifice was losing his leg so the Captain fulfilled the promise of not leaving anyone behind.

The second thing I'd like to note is at the end of the page when the Captain said, "That's what I've been waiting for," once Eddie forgave him. The moments of the banyan branches melting into the ground and new, healthy branches emerged and the surroundings become healthier, I thought it reflected the weight being lifted off of the Captain. His guilt had instantaneously dissolved, allowing for new growth.

Overall, I thought this page was important to the story. The Captain teaching Eddie his second lesson about sacrifice and the symbolic transformation of the landscape highlights the importance of forgiveness.

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On this page, Eddie asks why him and the Captain are in a war zone. The Captain, who died in a battle, magically transforms the land around them into a beautiful island.

I personally loved how the author described the scenery changing around them by the Captain. I thought the way the author described the spread of healthy trees, "the clouds getting pulled apart like curtains, revealing a sapphire sky", and "the sparkling oceans" was such a nice way to describe their surroundings. Collectively, I loved the author's use of personification, imagery, and metaphors here.

Alongside that, the importance of this page it that it shows the importance of perspective. Eddie sees a war zone, reflecting his own experiences, while the Captain sees a world of peaceful paradise. Additionally, this may teach the reader that the world can look differently at things depending on life/prior experiences.

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This page takes place moments after Eddie has passed away, as he is making his way to heaven passing beautiful skies as thoughts, sensations, and emotions went racing through his mind.

This page shows the speciality of Eddie's character/personality. Though he did not seem happy nearing the end of his life, it was clear he still cared for people around him. You can see that when he gave money to Dom for his wife. It is visible again on this page when Eddie's initial thoughts when he was dying were "Did I save her?...Did I save her? Did she live?". I think Eddie was a hero by saving that little girl and is a selfless guy taking care of and worrying about the people around him. Even to those he does not completely know.

In addition to his character, you can see the pain dissipating from his body as he was entering heaven. I thought it was such a magical moment for Eddie when the author wrote, "Every hurt he'd ever suffered, every ache he'd ever endured-it was all gone as an expired breath." I cannot imagine the amount of relief he must had felt, both physically and emotionally. I also thought the author did a great job describing the sense of calm pouring over Eddie, describing it as "a child in the cradle of its mother's arms."

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On this page there is only limited time left in Eddie's life. The quote "he went about his dull routine as if all the days in the world were still to come," is worth mentioning because it shows that people should not take their day-to-day life for granted because they never know when the chance to make their life better will get taken. This connected to Eddie's situation, because with only 34 minutes left of his life, he is completely unaware of his death. The quote reflects on Eddies missed opportunities in life. Eddie's routine shows a life that could have been more fulfilling, and his death serves as a reminder to cherish each moment and the potential for change we have every day.

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This page is when the plot of the book drastically changes in the total opposite direction. Here, a cart belonging to a malfunctioning roller coaster, fell off the tracks and was heading for everyone's way, when, ultimately, everyone escaped in time, expect for Eddie. I think this page is very important to the story as it sets up the rest of the book.

Reading this page was very suspenseful and unsettling, especially during the moments of regret and urgency Eddie had in the beginning. It was a roller coaster of emotions from the stress through Eddie's desperate cries to Willie and Dom; to the relief of the surrounding crowd running away; to the realization that the roller coaster was plummeting towards the little girl; to the final shock when the author wrote, "Eddie saw the last face of his life". Overall, this page showed a very heroic moment on Eddie's part when he died so Amy/Annie could live.

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On this page Eddie is with his second person in Heaven, the Captain. The Captain avoids answering Eddie's questions directly, but does give the clue of a photo of a woman. The Captain's response to Eddie, "'I can't tell you, soldier,...But someone can," and the picture of the lady, may represent the significance the lady has in relation to the young girl. I think it is important to note this page because of the symbolism of the photo and to see any significance the clue from the Captain may have. In total, I think the scene creates a sense of anticipation for Eddie's future encounters in Heaven. My guess would be that Eddie meets the person at one of the last people, considering the concern for the girl's safety was at the end of his life and the people he meets goes in chronological order.

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Once Eddie arrives in Heaven, he meets his first person, the Blue Man. After putting two and two together, I was realized that the Blue Man was not just telling a story, he was telling the story of his death. I also noticed there was foreshadowing in the chapter prior on Eddie's seventh birthday where he and his brother were playing with a baseball when the ball went into the street while there was an oncoming car. This adds significance to the book because it reinforces the theme of how lives are intertwined and when something goes wrong, there needs to be a balance, so something grows. Finally, I wonder if specific birthdays mark a person Eddie meets in heaven?