![]() Dead to Begin With: The novel starts off with Eddie dying.Cruel to Be Kind: The Captain shot Eddie so that he wouldn't kill himself by trying to go back into the burning building.He later uses this skill to wow the bored Japanese prison camp guards by juggling rocks and get them into the hut, then pelts them with the rocks to begin a break out. ![]() Chekhov's Skill: Due to his pier-side fairground upbringing, Eddie becomes proficient at juggling three, four and even five items.Eddie thinks his life meant nothing and that he never accomplished anything but Tala helps him realize his job as the head of maintenance at Ruby Pier kept people safe and happy and that was his purpose in life. Eddie's father literally catches his death saving the life of his friend Mickey, whose guilt over the incident leads him to drink himself to death a short while later and die alone.Alcoholic Parent: Eddie's dad drinks quite heavily, which is assumed to be part of the reason he caught pneumonia and passed away.Abusive Parents: Eddie's father was physically, verbally, and emotionally abusive.A Made-for-TV Movie was made in 2004, starring Jon Voight.Ī sequel novel, the next person you meet in heaven, was published in 2019. The rest of the novel follows his journey through Heaven, meeting people who've touched his life, or whose lives he's touched. One day a ride malfunctions and he gives his life to rescue a trapped little girl. In an amusement park called Ruby Pier, an old man named Eddie works as the head of maintenance. ![]() A novel by Mitch Albom, published in 2003. ![]()
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