imagined what it’s like to live in the afterlife or even if there is one. Well in the book‚ The five people you met in heaven‚ an old retired war veteran finds out that there infact is a heaven. In the book the five people you met in heaven‚ written by Mitch Albom‚ is an Inspirational fiction book that talks about how a man named Eddie‚ who has lived a very uninspired life‚ witnesses his life flash before his eyes. The book takes place by a pier where Eddie spent most of his life working at an amusement
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The five people you meet in heaven was written by Mitch Albom. Mitch was the author of many books including “Tuesdays with Morrie”‚ “Fab Five”‚ and “Bo”. This book was published in 2003 by the Hyperion. The whole story is made up of 196 pages. The plot is pretty much straight on. Mitch Albom wrote the story in the third person point of view. The author lets us know how Eddie feels. We learn about the characters through the narrator. The plot takes place in heaven for most of the
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people not doing the right thing. Sometimes‚ people cannot even tell if they are doing the wrong thing. Imagine if in heaven people could learn lessons from other connected or related people in their lives. In The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ both Eddie and I have been affected by the lessons of there are no random acts in life‚ lives are sacrificed to save others‚ and forgiveness and letting go of anger. Eddie and I learned about people’s choices and acts‚ and how they might affect
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Many people believe that life goes by fast‚ often times‚ too fast. Throughout the average seventy years of life‚ one wonders over and over what their purpose is on the Earth and how they could make the planet better. Mitch Albom portrays Eddie in the same way through his book‚ The Five People You Meet in Heaven. During the late years of his life‚ Eddie sees no purpose in his job at the pier. After all‚ he had never chosen the lifestyle‚ it was expected of him as his father became ill. Eddie does
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The novel‚ The Five People You Meet in Heaven of Mitch Albom‚ published on September 2003‚ . Humans are like Eddie we normally treats our problems‚ pains‚ lost and negativities as a bad luck or a burden. Sometimes we are greatly affected by it that our whole lives suffer. Eddie is someone who has every problem in the world. His father abused him mentally and physically‚ he didn’t had a chance to chase his dream because of his ruined left leg‚ he lost his wife early and he was stuck in Ruby Pier
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom is a very good‚ insightful‚ and thought provoking book‚ and it’s main character‚ Eddie‚ made the book even more interesting. He has traits that are very present in the book; such as being kind-hearted‚ hard working‚ patient‚ and accepting. Eddie’s patience shines through when‚ in the middle of the book‚ he liked this girl but was patient in waiting for her. Eventually‚ she became his wife. Eddie also worked the same job for over 30 years‚ that he
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Brother‚ God questions his involvement. Cain replies‚ “I know not. Am I my Brother’s Keeper”(Genesis 4:1-8). The concept of social responsibility and looking after one another first addressed in the bible story of Cain and Abel‚ was also addressed by Mitch Albom in his novel The Five People You Meet In Heaven. Social responsibility is the idea that the individual must look after others for the betterment of society. The protagonist in the novel‚ an elderly maintenance worker at an amusement park‚ begins
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A big question that most people ask is‚ why would a parent choose to physically harm their child? While there is no good reason why a parent inflicts this pain onto his/her child‚ best-selling author‚ Mitch Albom‚ reflects some light on this subject in his book‚ The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Albom uses a character in the book to paint a picture of what child abuse is really like. A quote from the book reveals a major reason that is associated with
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forever. Albom feels that love is different for everyone. There is love that comes when a man and a woman are in love. Even then‚ love is different for everyone. There is not just one specific kind of love that goes for every couple or every family. Mitch Albom says‚ “Lost love is still love. It takes a different form‚ that’s all. You can’t see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken another heightens. Memory becomes your partner
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Mitch says to Blanche and the end of scene six “You need somebody and I need somebody too. Could it be me and you‚ Blanche?” Explore the ways in which Williams presents and uses the relationship of Blanche and Mitch in the play as a whole. When Blanche meets Mitch‚ she realises that her is someone who can give her a sense of belonging and who is also captivated by her “girlish” charms. She deceives him into thinking her‚ as she would like to be –prim and proper – however‚ as she later tells Mitch:
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