"She shook her head no. She held up five fingers. Then she pushed them against Eddie's chest, as if to say your five. Your fifth person."
Eddie has been on a long journey through heaven. This little girl would be the last person he would expect to see. Eddie affected her life but not in a good way. This girl is still kind to him and reaches out to help him. She was killed by him in a fire and now she is in heaven helping him belong.
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"It sounds like someone else's summer"
Ruby's Pier was in Eddie's life from the time he was born from the time he had died. He always knew his life was supposed to be more than working as the maintenance man for Ruby Pier. The idea he had of his life was stuck at Ruby's Pier, but he has to move on because it's time for new people to make their own summer. It's not Eddie's anymore, and he realizes that. "One night his breathing slowed and his eyes closed and he could not be awakened. The doctors said he had fallen into a coma."
This quote is explaining what led to Eddie's father's death. Although he had a rough life and was not kind to his son, his death was hard for everyone. He was alone during his death but he wanted his family. They even found him on the day died hunched over by the window. Ruby tells Eddie that he was screaming for him, Joe, and his wife. The old man was wobbling, but he came toward Eddie and pushed him. "Get up and get a job! Get up and get a job! Get up...and...GET A JOB!"
This was Eddie's father and it shows how harsh he was on Eddie. Eddie never had a great relationship with his dad, and as he got older it did not improve. He grew further and further from him and now that both of their lives are over, they will meet again. They will learn what each of them had done wrong and hopefully come to a better understanding. "SACRIFICE," THE CAPTAIN said. "You made one. I made one. We all make them. But you were angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost."
This quote is showing an important lesson for Eddie's journey to his heaven. Sacrifices are not supposed to be viewed as burdens or anything you end up regretting. In the end, they are made for the right reasons. And although it has been hard for Eddie, every sacrifice he made, whether it be for his family, or even the little girl at the pier. They were necessary and made an impact on Eddie's life. Sacrifice is a main theme that needed to be taught to Eddie with more understanding and meaning. |
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