In heaven, all Eddie wants is time with Marguerite. They spend countless nights and days, talking and walking through Marguerite's world of weddings. Eddie tells her about his brother Joe's death, about his life working at the park, and about how the park has changed since they were young.
In heaven, Eddie walks with Marguerite, as the two revel in every detail of each other's presence. She tells him she chose a heaven full of weddings because she loves the moment when a man and woman say their vows, when they believe so deeply in the power of their love.
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.
In heaven Marguerite teaches Eddie about the power and endurance of love. Marguerite tells Eddie that even after she died, her love for him did not disappear; she had always loved him and would continue to forever.
Redemption and Forgiveness
Throughout the novel, Eddie's encounters with the five people he meets in heaven teach him about the surprising ways in which life and death offer opportunities for redemption.
Walking on, Eddie asks Marguerite if she also met five people and if they were able to make a difference. She says that they did. He asks if she knows about his life since her own death.
Marguerite leads Eddie through many different wedding receptions, in this chapter. She specifically chose this setting in heaven because she wanted to observe the love between the bride and the groom. She and Eddie pass through receptions of all different cultures and also in different countries.
The lead character in "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" is a grizzled war veteran named Eddie, who dies on his 83rd birthday.
It feels like he doesn't need another woman in his life again. Rizky Nurfajri It made Eddie feel angry at Marguerite for leaving him so young that it made his life unhappy and unfulfilled, but he still felt in love with her after her death.
The final person Eddie meets in heaven is a young Asian girl, named Tala. Tala explains to Eddie that he killed her in a fire; Eddie realizes that he had seen a child in the burning hut in the Philippians during the War.
It is Eddie's fifty-first birthday, his first birthday since Marguerite died. He remembers how much he hated his birthdays in the years after Marguerite's accident, but how she would still make him a cake, invite over friends, and give him a bag of taffy with a white ribbon.
While escaping captivity, the Captain shoots Eddie in the leg because he believes it is the only way he can get Eddie to leave with them. During the escape the Captain is trying to clear a path for his unit to get out, and he is killed by a landmine.
Two people are selected to go into a closet or other dark enclosed space and do whatever they like for seven minutes. It is common for the participants to kiss or make out, but they may instead choose to talk, engage in sexual activity, or simply do nothing at all and wait for the time to expire.
In heaven, Ruby tells Eddie the true story of how his father died saving Mickey, and teaches him the lesson of forgiveness.
In the final chapters of ''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'', Marguerite is eager to become an adult. She gets a job that no Black had ever been able to get. She also gets pregnant after propositioning a neighborhood boy for sex.
Eddie and Marguerite got married but never had children. Eddie's stubbornness ruined their chances at adoption - Marguerite got in a car accident while driving to reconcile with him after a fight, and the subsequent medical costs meant that they could no longer afford to adopt a child.
Eddie's fifth person in heaven, a little Filipino girl who Eddie unknowingly kills while he and his unit are escaping captivity during the war. Tala is affectionate, trusting, and wise. Following her mother's instructions, Tala hides from Eddie and his men in one of the abandoned village huts.
After Eddie returned, she left her and Eddie's home in Texas to take care of her sick mom, while also getting away from her marital issues with Eddie. Even after her mother's death, she didn't come back home, and disappeared for a little over two years.
He eventually admits he was, because she was so young and he lost “the only woman [he] ever loved.” She tells him, “lost love is still love.” She tells him that his memories have kept their love alive, letting her feel his love even in heaven.
Who finally leads Eddie to Heaven? Tala; her hands were in his. What does Eddie feel that ultimately brings him peace?
Irony. A form of situational irony can be seen when Eddie is in the war. He goes to save someone from a burning building, but the captain shoots him in the leg thinking he lost his mind. It's ironic because, that girl he almost saved is Tala, which is the last person he meets in heaven.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven themes can help you understand concepts like life, love, and happiness.
Lesson 3: The Importance of Forgiveness
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Forgiveness is one of the keys to a happy and beautiful life. In The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Eddie couldn't move on the next phase of his journey, unless he forgives his father.