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Characters in The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Coggle Diagram
Characters in The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Annie/Amy
died young from a brain tumor
Eddie's Wife
little girl with a pipe-cleaner animal
She is standing on the "ride's metal base" that one of Freddy's Free Fall's carts comes crashing down on.
Eddie doesn't know whether or not he saved her until the end of the book
Eddie
Feels young again in Heaven and not in pain; then the old injury comes back; confused; can't figure out why he is there; guilt
Character traits: likes children, but dislikes teenagers, feels like didn’t do enough with his life.
Physical traits: 83 years old, walks with a limp and a cane, white-haired older man
he is a widow
works in Ruby's Pier
protagonist
Abused by his father throughout his youth, Eddie learns to keep his emotions inside.
Eddie dies and begins a journey through heaven, where he travels through endless colors, and meets five important people who will each teach him a lesson.
he as hurt by his father's neglect, violence and silence
He sacrificed his life after he lost his leg
Marguerite
Eddie’s only love interest, a sunny and energetic woman.
Her primary goal is to have children, but she is infertile.
Marguerite is the central source of Eddie’s happiness, and his life plunges when she dies of brain cancer at the age of 47.
In heaven, she takes Eddie to a heaven full of weddings, where she teaches him that true love never dies.
teaches the power of love (fourth lesson)
married ater world war II
Dominguez
wife named Theresa
planning on going Mexico
shop worker
Blue Man
First person Eddie meets
Eddie's baseball bounces into the street and he runs into the street after it.
a heart attack
A member of the human “freak show” at Ruby Pier during Eddie’s childhood, and one of the five people Eddie meets in heaven
He is an anxious, lonely, and forgiving man.
Captain
The captain shot him in the leg. That moment changed his entire life.
Captain made a promise to Eddie and his other soldiers that he was not leaving anyone behind.
sacrifice by making way for the soldiers
second person Eddie meetes
former captain in World War II
Eddie's troop
a drunk Mickey Shea approached him and told him not to think while he is at war; he told Eddie that thinking will get him killed and that he should just shoot with out thinking about who he is shooting or why. A few days later Eddie headed to war.
escaped by eddie juggling in front of filipino soldier
was captured by Filipino
Ruby
Her husband's name is Emile
Ruby felt connected to Eddie's family because of their connection with Ruby Pier
third person Eddie
Ruby's Pier was her gift from Emile
Eddie's Father
works a low-paying job
he once maintained Ruby Pier
he abused son physically and his brother joe. he use violence to his family
Tala
a little Filipino girl
Tala tells Eddie that he killed her in a fire
Fifth person Eddies meets