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The highlighted line displays how another living being or thing can have an effect on someone's life. In the book, it explains how a man named Nicky accidently dropped his key at Ruby Pier. Later in the section, a ride malfunctioned from the key lodged into the ride which ended up bringing Eddie's life to an end. although Nicky did not know Eddie, he still contributed and influenced Eddie's death.

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After Eddie died, Eddie was able to run with the same agility as if he was his younger self. Eddie when he got older, lost most of the people he loved and went through a war. He lost most of his Youthful Innocence. Eddie running like how he ran as a child shows that Eddie still has some part of his old self.

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“1st Person” and “First Lesson” (32-55)

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“1st Person” and “First Lesson” (32-55)

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This is at the end of Eddie's talk with the blue Man. Eddie did not know the blue Man but they were still connected. Although Eddie viewed him as a stranger, their life and stories are intertwined since Eddie accidentally caused the man's death. From his death, Eddie's life continued. I choose this page since it was an engaging conservation that took place in the book.

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During the war, Eddie and his group got captured by the enemy that is referred to as the crazies. They were put to work by the enemy. While he was captured, his comrade, Rabozzo, got sick and could not do much. When Rabozzo was deemed useless by the crazies since Rabozzo couldn't work, they shot him in the head. This can be looked at as a major moment during Eddie's time being captured and used as labor. After his death, Eddie stopped praying and only spoke about escaping. This scene shows the dark parts of war and the effects it has on the young soldiers fighting. Eddie later in the section is hinted to have PSTD (Post traumatic distress disorder). The mood of the section shifted as it felt like there was no hope for them to survive.

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pg 85

After Eddie was shot in the leg, he woke up in a medical unit. from his injury, he was discharged since he couldn't fight with his leg. subsequently, he withdrew from most things. War had made Eddie a different man after experiencing the brutal and bloody parts. Eddie would not be able to block the memories of war out of his brain since his leg is always a reminder of what he went through. His leg stopped him from doing many small physical activities like running and dancing.

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pg 93

The Captain's lesson to Eddie is about sacrifice. In the book, Eddie and the Captain have shown to make small and big sacrifices. For example, the Captain sacrificed Eddie's leg to save his life and to not leave anyone behind. He also sacrificed his life to get his soldiers to safety by accidentally stepping on a land mine. Eddie also sacrificed his life to try to save a little kid and went to war, sacrificing his mental and physical well being. The Captain teaches a good lesson to Eddie since Eddie is seen to be angry and regretful over his sacrifices. The Captain gives a new perspective on Eddie's sacrifices that don't focus on what was lost.

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After the war, Eddie falls into a depression and stops doing much. He is jobless and stays at his parents' apartment. One day, Eddie's father comes home drunk and has enough of Eddie because he didn't understand depression. He demands Eddie to get up and get a job. Eddie gets up after having enough and his father tries to hurt Eddie. Eddie blocks his punch and after Eddie laid a hand on him, his father stopped speaking to Eddie. Eddie's father never speaks to Eddie again and dies before getting the chance. This scene shows what Eddie has been through and the abuse he endured. This scene also goes with the theme of all parents damaging their children. After this scene, Eddie is damaged by the silence. His father ignored Eddie to the grave.

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Eddie's third person he meets in heaven is Ruby. Ruby teaches him the lesson of forgiveness. In order for Eddie to continue to the next person, he has to forgive his father. Eddie hates his father from the abuse and mistreatment his father has put him through. Ruby's words on Anger and hate change Eddie's perspective on things. The more Eddie holds onto his anger to his father, the more he Hurst himself in the process. Ruby compares holding anger as poison and as a curved blade that also harms the person holding the blade.

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During a flashback of Eddie's life, it showed one moment shared with Eddie and Marguerite when they were on the beach together. They were walking by the ocean when Marguerite made a comment about how all the young women were wearing bikinis and how she wouldn't have the nerve to wear one. Eddie comments on how if she did, all the men would be staring at her even though she was in her mid-40s and wasn't young anymore like the other women on the beach. I thought this moment was cute and conveyed that Eddie truly loved Marguerite even when she was close to death and not in her prime.

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while with Marguerite, Eddie notices that Marguerite looks like the day Eddie married him. He asks why and she responds with how she thought Eddie liked her looking young like the day they married. Eddie asks her if she could change it to when she died. She did as they danced slowly. I chose this page since it was cute and shows a lot about Eddie's character. Eddie in this scene expressed that he did not care for how she looked when she died at 47. This scene expresses how the both of them truly loved each other to the end and it was never about how she looked.

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“5th Person” and “Final Lesson” (179-194)

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“5th Person” and “Final Lesson” (179-194)

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Eddie's fifth person in heaven was a child named Tala. We learn that this child was the child that Eddie saw in the burning building that Eddie helped burn. She is the child Eddie tried to save during the war. In this scene, Tala ensures that Eddie did save the child he pushed out the way when the cart fell. Eddie was confused since he felt hands but we learn that the hands he felt wasn't the child's hands but Tala's hands. Tala took Eddie to heaven and kept Eddie safe. I chose this page since it finally answers the question Eddie has been asking in each heaven. Eddie learns he did indeed save the child from being crushed. I also thought it was interesting that Tala was the one who brought Eddie to heaven since he was the one who took part in her death.

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The blue man's lesson to Eddie is that there are no random acts. This is important to Eddie to learn this. All life intersects even in small ways like Eddie's life and the blue man's. Eddie chasing after that ball killed the blue Man but the blue man indirectly saved Eddie's life by not accidentally hitting him. I chose this page since it was an important lesson for Eddie to learn from the blue man.

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pg 63

Eddie learnt many things fighting in war. Everything Eddie learned contributed to Eddie's perspective on many things and learned with first hand experience of how dark and tough war is. during his time, Eddie saw the strongest men scared and officers worried. He learned that sometimes your comrades will die instantly before it can be registered. Everything he saw and learned also contributed to the emptiness he felt after the war. I choose this page since it was interesting to see what Eddie learned and how that changed him as a person.

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This scene is Eddie forgiving his father. His father is sitting down in the dinner booth while Eddie is trying to forgive. His father does not respond. His father cannot recognize he is there. I choose this page because it is very emotional and Eddie finally forgives his dad for all the things his father did to him. Eddie's father not being able to hear or see him really shows that Eddie's forgiveness does not need an answer from his father.

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When Eddie's father fell sick, he was taken to a hospital after collapsing. soon, he fell into a coma. before he died, Eddie's father woke up and somehow walked to the window and used up the last of his strength to open it. He called out for his wife, Eddie, Eddie's brother. I chose this quote because it showed that Eddie's father always felt emotions to his family and loved them even though he did not portray them correctly. In his last moment, he let out all his regret and guilt. His father in the book is shown to not be the nicest to Eddie like physically abusing Eddie and ignoring Eddie for years. This moment was one of the first times it is shown that his father felt bad for his actions.

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During Eddie's conservation with Tala, Eddie was sad because he thought he did nothing with his life. Tala confirms Eddie was supposed to be at the Pier. Eddie was confused since his whole existence was fixing rides. Tala corrects Eddie by telling him it was to keep children safe and to be Eddie maintenance. I choose this page since it put Eddie's life into good light and that Eddie did have a purpose in living. Eddie was shown to cheer up children and fix rides which kept them safe from accidents.