Essay on Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

The author Mitch Albom incorporates sacrifice which is a big part of being a brothers keeper in The Five People you Meet in Heaven. Eddie was in war for a short period of time, during this time The Captain becomes his keeper because he shot himself in the leg to protect Eddie, as a captain he should have done this. He teaches him that grieving is the only way out of a tough situation, similar to the one he is in. Eddie does not recognize the reasoning behind why he did what he did. The Captain explains to Eddie, "Sacrifice, you made one. I made one. We all make them. But you are angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost… You didn’t get it. Sacrifice is a part of life." (Albom 93). By doing this it shows his bravery, loyalty and companionship towards Eddie. He shot Eddie in the leg so Eddie would not die in the burning tent. Even though he sacrificed his life for Eddies he was

Eddie was such a skilled waterman that he was hired as the first lifeguard ever to work on the North Shore. This job only improved his surfing skills because during his breaks and lunches, Eddie would surf. He became more skillful and daring by having this kind of access to big waves every day (Dubiel). Eddie never even had a high school diploma, but because he was such an extraordinary surfer he was awarded the position (Dubiel). There was never a loss of life while Eddie was on duty and he went on to save over find hundred lives in the course of his career there (Dubiel). Eddie was honored by his fellow lifeguards in 1971 and was named “Lifeguard of the Year”

Eddie is presented as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a man of honourable birth and of high importance. He is a well-respected figure in the Red Hook community, which we see when Louis admires his

They were there, or would be there because of simple, mundane things Eddie had done in his life, the accidents he had prevented, the rides he had kept safe, the unnoticed turns he had affected everyday,” (Albom 193). She showed him all the people he had kept safe by doing his simple job. She showed him that his life was not a waste, and showed him forgiveness by not holding a grudge against him for killing

The first person Eddie met in heaven was the Blue Man. Eddie had only seen this guy a couple times in his life. One lesson the Blue Man taught Eddie was that one life affects another and that everyone is connected. On page 36 of The Five People You Meet in Heaven the Blue Man told Eddie that he was the one that killed him. Eddie said no I didn’t

He knew that if Eddie tried to go into the burning building to save someone who may or may not even be in there, he most likely would not come out alive. The Captain thought that shooting Eddie in the knee was the smartest way to keep Eddie alive. The Captain also taught Eddie that when a person may lose something, the also seem to gain something in the long run. As Eddie may have lost the best use of his knee, he did gain the lesson of sacrifice. Unexpected happenings occur all of the time.

The story would then show his journey towards achieving a state of perfection in order to enter heaven. All the lessons Eddie learns would be necessary teachings for him to live in communion with Christ. The end of the movie, when Eddie finds himself at Ruby Pier, after being lead through the water by Tala (which would symbolize his re-birth), would be representative of the final stage of Purgatory and the first stage of heaven, where Eddie can realize the effect he had on people in his life. The first person Eddie meets in heaven is the Blue Man. The Blue Man was part of the freak show at Ruby Pier.

He returns to the drood manor only to find that the armorer had died from a massive heart attack, but yet his corpse was not present. He then obtains his next assignment in paris directly from the matriarch. He needs to break up a conflict between the elves, Their intense knowledge of magic makes them a threat if they begin to war. He breaks up the fight between the faction rulers Queen Mab and King Oberon. He threatens that if they don’t stop they will have to deal with the whole Drood family. Upon leaving Paris he encounters a tall man in a brown trench coat. He say to Eddie that he would regret his decision to threaten the elves. Eddie thinks nothing of it and moves

Immediately following his death, Eddie sees a blinding flash and then suddenly understands that he is now in heaven. Eddie realizes this because

The first person that Eddie meets in heaven is the The Blue Man who he does not remember meeting or encountering in his life. The Blue Man tells Eddie that there are five people

Each of the five people has a lesson to teach Eddie, and to let him know that his life wasn't a waste. In the following, I will discuss of a quote from a lesson, and what significance it has to Eddie. The first person Eddie meets in heaven is the blue man. He first met him

During the war, Eddie faced a lot of challenges that affected his reason to live. After Eddie helped his men escape a weight was put on him making feel as if he had no reason for life anymore. The three men who was captured along with Eddie, including Eddie’s captain, had burned down the campsite they were being held at. In that moment, Eddie decides to end his life by walking in the fire. To stop him, the captain shot him in the leg causing Eddie to become weak then unconscious. Eddie’s wild act delayed the group of men from leaving. The three men found a vehicle to leave in but came across a locked gate they were unable to drive around “because the ground dropped off sharply on both sides” (90). To get Eddie and the others out safely, the

Eddie has very strong feelings that he finds very difficult to cope with, this leads the audience to feel sympathy towards him. He loves Catherine and feels very responsible for her well being. He shows

The five people Eddie meets in heaven. The first person Eddie meets in heaven is the blue man. The blue man tells Eddie about his life. His life full of anxiety from his father, never being good enough and always messing up. One day he started taking “medication” for anxiety till one

Although Eddie does not use this lesson while in heaven, it brings him to better understand many of the sacrifices that he made while still on earth. As the Captain tells Eddie about sacrifices in life, he says, “‘You made one. I made one. We all make them. But you were angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost,’” (Albom 93). Many of the moments in Eddie’s life, going to war, standing up to his father, quitting school, and choosing to take care of his mother after his father’s death, all involve Eddie making a sacrifice. When the events are taking place, he believes that his sacrifices are something to regret, as many others do. Eddie uses each of these occurrences in his lifetime as an excuse for why he did not reach his