The Five People You Meet In Heaven Sacrifice Essay

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Lucas Serenelli Mrs.Dicerbo ENG 1D5 April 12, 2018 The Theme of Sacrifice In The Five People That You Meet In Heaven Sacrifice is an important value in life as it can do many things from saving a life to taking one’s own. In the novel The Five People That You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom, the theme sacrifice has been shown through Eddie’s experiences, when he learns about sacrifice from the captain. Eddie learns about sacrifice from his father because he had to protect his mother. Eddie sacrifices his life to save Amy or Annie. In the novel the 5 people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom, Eddie learns about sacrifice because of the Captain, Eddie's father, and Amy or Annie. Eddie learns about sacrifice from the Captain …show more content…

Eddie's father had never really talked to Eddie as his father never put attention to Eddie, Eddie has always thought he had died because of alcohol. Eddie had later realized that in heaven that his father had sacrificed his life to stop his mother from getting harassed by Mickey Shea. This completely changed Eddie's outlook on his father as had always looked down on his father but realizes later he died for the safety of Eddie's family. Eddies father had died of pneumonia as he battled mickey shea in the water giving him this incurable disease. . "His body had been weakened, the ocean had left him vulnerable, pneumonia took hold of him, and in time, he died." ( Albom 80 )Eddies father made sure that before he died he made sure his family would remain safe and away from danger. Eddie learned sacrifice from his father as after Eddie father passed away had to sacrifice his dream of being an engineer “he gave up studying engineering and he gave up on the idea of traveling. He sat down in his life. And there he remained.” (Albom 69). Eddie had to sacrifice his dream job in order to support his family as his father was no longer there to support

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