What 5 lessons does Eddie learns in heaven?
Terms in this set (5)
- first lesson – THE BLUE MAN. all people are connected; we all influence each other; our actions affect others.
- second lesson – THE CAPTAIN.
- third lesson – RUBY.
- fourth lesson – MARGUERITE.
- fifth lesson – TALA.
What were Eddie’s last words?
Eddie’s Last Words Are they fated to be wise? By his 83rd birthday, Eddie had lost nearly everyone he’d cared about. Some had died young, and some had been given a chance to grow old before a disease or an accident took them away.
What lesson did Eddie learn from Tala?
Tala was the little girl who Eddie saw crawling into the burning fort during the war. Although he lived most of his life in denial, he finds out in heaven that he did kill her in the fire. She teaches Eddie that his life did have a purpose which was to keep children safe at the pier.
What was Eddie’s purpose in life?
Tala: Eddie’s life had a purpose; he kept children safe at the pier.)
What is the Blue Man’s Heaven?
The Blue Man explains that Ruby Pier is his version of Heaven, not Eddie’s – it was the only place he felt free to be himself. Eddie learns that he caused the Blue Man’s death by running in front of his car, chasing after the baseball he received as a birthday gift.
What was Talas heaven?
Eddie’s fifth person in heaven, a little Filipino girl who Eddie unknowingly kills while he and his unit are escaping captivity during the war. Tala is affectionate, trusting, and wise.
What is the last thing Eddie remembers physically feeling before he dies?
16. What is the last thing Eddie remembers physically feeling before he dies? The little girl’s hands in his own.
Did Eddie save the little girl?
He tells her he fears that he failed to save her and he remembers feeling the little girl’s hands in his just before his death. Then, she reveals that it was her (Tala’s) hands that Eddie had felt instead as she pulled him safely up to Heaven. So, in reality, Eddie did manage to save the girl at Ruby Pier.
How did Marguerite die?
Marguerite is the central source of Eddie’s happiness, and his life plunges when she dies of brain cancer at the age of 47. In heaven, she takes Eddie to a heaven full of weddings, where she teaches him that true love never dies.
How much money does Eddie have in the bank?
How much money does Eddie have in the bank? Nothing to speak of. How many years of Eddie’s life does the author reveal through this storyline? Seventy-five.
Where does Eddie wake up after he dies?
When Eddie wakes up in heaven where is he? In a large teacup on Ruby Pier during his childhood.
Why is Eddie angry at Marguerite after her death?
Marguerite teaches Eddie that lost love does not end; it merely takes a different form. Eddie said he felt angry with Marguerite for leaving him so young; however he still felt in love with her after her death. Marguerite could feel Eddie’s love and her love for him did not end when her life did.
What does Eddie learn about the last day he was alive?
What does Eddie learn about the last day he was alive? That he saves the little girl from the falling cart.
Who is Eddie’s fourth person?
Marguerite
How does Eddie feel about his life without Marguerite?
How does Eddie feel about his life without Marguerite? Unhappy and unfulfilled.
Why is Eddie envious of Joe?
Why is Eddie envious of Joe? What happens between Eddie and his father? Eddie immensely dislikes his father and feels that everything horrible in his life was caused by his parents; he wants acceptance from his father, but it is never given.
Why is Eddie angry about his father’s death?
Eddie father got sick from drinking so much that he collapsed twice and died. Eddie was mad because he asked himself if he could of done anything to help. Eddie never said this to his wife or to his mother but he cursed his father for dying and for trapping himself if the life he was trying to escape.
How does Eddie’s father die?
pneumonia
What was Eddie’s father’s last act?
Eddie didn’t know the “whole” story about his father’s death until Ruby told him. Father’s last act was speaking his son’s name.
Who does Eddie’s dad forgive?
Ruby saw all of this because her husband, Emile, was in the hospital bed right next to Eddie’s father. Eddie’s third lesson is to let go of anger and forgive his father. He finds himself back in the diner where he saw his father. He tells him that he forgives him by saying “it’s fixed” (144).
What does Eddie’s Father see?
Eddie thought the pain would disappear forever once his visit with the Captain was over. He finds a diner and can see all of the patrons inside, who appeared to all be from different decades. Eddie sees his father through one of the diner windows; he bangs on the window and yells for him, but he never looks up.
Who is the fifth person Eddie meets in heaven?
Tala
What was Eddie’s relationship like with his father?
Eddie had a very volatile relationship with his father; aside from his war injury, his father caused most of the pain in Eddie’s life. He was seldom proud of Eddie, only when he physically fixed a maintenance problem.
What is Eddie’s fourth lesson?
Notes. Marguerite teaches Eddie his fourth lesson which is the power of love. She tells Eddie that although people may eventually pass away, their love will endure even after their death. Although her life ended before Eddies, her love for him endured and will continue to forever.
What does Eddie make for the little girl?
What does Eddie make for the little girl at the Pier in chapter 1? a animal (rabbit) made out of pipe cleaners.
Where does Eddie meet the captain in heaven?
Ruby Pier
How is Eddie’s journey to heaven described?
This brief chapter describes Eddie’s journey to heaven. Eddie is floating and he does not feel any pain. He remembers lunging toward the little girl but he is not sure if he saved her or not. The end of this chapter brings us back to Eddie’s fifth birthday at Ruby Pier.
What was Eddie’s promotion?
What was Eddie’s promotion? Head of maintenance.
What is different about Eddie when he wakes up?
What is different about Eddie when he wakes up? He can walk without his cane. You just studied 12 terms!
What does Eddie’s coworker say about Eddie?
What does Eddie’s co-worker say about Eddie? “Eddie really loved his wife.”