Characters
Eddie
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Eddie, the main character of The Five People You Meet In Heaven, is a kind caring old man that watches out for everyone at the pier. He used to be in the war a long time ago also. The story begins by Eddie's tragic death. It was his 83rd birthday when he was killed in a mechanical accident at the pier. After his death he wakes up in Heaven and is to go on an adventure five people who have had their lives changed by Eddie. (Protagonist)
Eddie's Father
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Eddie's dad is quite the character. He is an alcoholic that is not very appreciative towards anything that he has. He is not supportive toward Eddie, Joe (Eddies brother), and Eddie's Mom. He once worked at Ruby Pier that is why the pier is an important place to the family. The father was also very abusive. By the way he ignored, silenced, and physical violated the boys, Eddie did not have much respect for his father. He died from a tragic accident. He was saving a friend when he was drowning at the pier which caused him to get pneumonia which later killed him.(Antagonist)
The Blue Man
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The Blue Man worked at the pier as well. His job was he was a sideshow worker. He was the first person that Eddie met in heaven. The reason that this blue man was effected by Eddie was by his death. When Eddie was little he was going to get a ball out of the street and caused him to have an anxiety attack and get later hit by an oncoming car. The lesson that was taught to Eddie was there are no random things in life. All things happen for a reason and they are all work together in some way.
The Captian
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When Eddie used to work in the army he had a captain. The second person that Eddie met up with in Heaven was his old war captain. The story behind the Captain was that he shot Eddie in the leg a long time ago. The captain made a promise to keep all the soldiers safe. He successfully did this and kept all the soldiers alive. The reason that the captain shot Eddie's leg was to keep him out of the fire he wanted to enter to save the little girl he thought was dying. His lesson was when you lose something you often gain something as well.
Ruby
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As you now know Ruby Pier is very important to Eddie. With this said the person that originally owned it should be as well. The third person Eddie met on his adventure was Ruby, original owner of the pier. She was a kind woman that wanted to teach him that he has to let go of past anger. He cannot dwell on the past. Something he has to do is to let go of all the anger towards his dad and forgive him for all the pain he made him suffer through.
Marguerite
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Marguerite is Eddie's wife. She died earlier and that was something that always bothered Eddie and always made him sad to think about because she was the only thing that really made Eddie happy. She was his only soul mate. They were in deep love. Marguerite is the fourth person he meets in heaven. The lesson that is taught by her is that love is not something that you loose when death comes around. It is there forever and is a promise that you make to love someone forever.
Tala
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When Eddie was in the war he saw a little girl trying to get out of a burning fort. He lived his whole life thinking about why he did that and why he burnt it down. When Eddie is in heaven he meets Tala, she was the young girl that did indeed die because of the fire. She taught Eddie the biggest lesson of all.
Dominguez
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Eddie worked with Dominguez. He is also a maintenance worker at the pier. He is the one that helps with the accident.