Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet In Heaven

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“The Five People You Meet In Heaven” What if your whole life you had been lied to? All the things you were told as a child about heaven wasn’t actually like it was portrayed? How about if heaven wasn’t a lush life like the Garden of Eden, but instead a place where your whole life on earth was explained to you by five people who played a part during it? Yet each of these people changed your path forever. The author of this novel, Mitch Albom, portrays this outlook on heaven, using the literary devices of themes, characters, and settings. The main characters of this novel will never have been more impacted. The second person Eddie meets in heaven is the Captain. This setting takes place on the burial ground of the Captain. The Captain begins …show more content…

Marguerite is a beautiful woman who, as well, will change Eddie’s life. Marguerite is Eddie’s beloved wife. They had been together since before Eddie went to war. Marguerite plays a big part in Eddie’s life, she was there for him in his time of need. After the war Eddie became very depressed being as though he couldn’t do much of anything with his leg. Marguerite was Eddie’s starcrossed lover as some would say. Marguerite has always been there for Eddie, whether it was mentally or physically, either way she was there with him. Marguerite waited for Eddie when he went to war. Never wanting to find another man, only wanting to be with Eddie. Staying loyal the whole time Eddie was away. Marguerite died in a car crash while Eddie was betting at a horse track. Eddie was winning and called Marguerite to tell her of the money he had won. The betting had seemed to paid off, he was at a total of eight-hundred dollars. Marguerite was not pleased, Eddie knew how she had felt about him betting. Marguerite had yelled at him because of these things. After getting off the phone with Eddie, Marguerite felt badly about yelling, being since it was his birthday, Marguerite decided to go apologize since she could not call Eddie back. Driving to the race track Marguerite does not know what lies ahead. Two young teenagers who do not want to be found are killing time on top of a bridge. Earlier the two teenagers had been ran out of a liquor store stealing a pack of cigarettes and a few bottles of liquor. Having drank the liquor and smoked the cigarettes they wait on the top of a bridge dropping bottles down trying to hit cars. Marguerite , driving past, pays no attention to what is up above her. Out of the dead of night a bottle comes crashing down into her windshield causing her to veer into the other lane and hit another car. Ultimately killing her. Eddie unaware of what has happened continues betting. Even in the

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