What did Eddie keep in his helmet and what purpose did it serve? Eddie kept a picture of Marguerite in his helmet so that he could see her when he was out at war. After Eddie set fire to the barn, what caused him to run into it? Eddie tried to run into the burning barn because he thought there was a child in it.
Eddie stops praying because Rabozzo's death symbolizes the men's sense of abandonment by God.
Lesson 5: The purpose of life. From his own perspective, Eddie had a disappointing and unspectacular life. He thought he didn't live to his potential. And, he thought his life was a complete failure.
The fifth person Eddie meets in Heaven is a young girl name Tala. Eddie accidentally caused her death during the war. Tala, the fifth person Eddie meets in Heaven, helps him make peace with himself and his life.
Eddie is scared and defensive after learning he contributed to the Blue Man's death. He promises the Blue Man that he had no idea what he had done. He is afraid that he will have to pay for his sin. This is the first of The Five People You Meet in Heaven lessons.
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.
He dies in Dustin's arms after sacrificing himself to save his friends and finally redeeming himself as a hero, for not running away. The scene was gut-wrenching enough and fans cannot forget it, whether they want to or not. The kicker of it all? Eddie's final words to Dustin: "I love you, man."
He feels a sense of peace as he floats above the boardwalk. He then comes to the big Ferris wheel, where Marguerite is sitting and waiting for him. Eddie hears the voice of God say: “Home.” Eddie finally achieves peace once he understands his purpose as well as his pain.
Eddie saves the little girl - We find out at the end of the novel that Eddie did save the little girl from the falling amusement cart. It is important to note the symbolism of this child's rescue.
WHAT WAS THE LAST LESSON EDDIE LEARNED? TALA TAUGHT EDDIE THAT HE DID SAVE THE LITTLE GIRL. SHE ALSO TOLD HIM HOW HIS LIFE HAD MUCH IMPORTANCE, HE KEPT CHILDREN LIKE HER SAFE.
Eddie, played by Joseph Quinn, sacrificed himself to save Hawkins – but the brutal irony of his sacrifice was that the residents of Hawkins believed him to be a murderer, and made his life a nightmare in the run-up to his death.
Ruby says that Eddie's father in The Five People You Meet in Heaven was hard on him, but asks Eddie to consider if he was hard on his father, as well. Eddie feels anger growing inside him. His father tried to hit him. His father's last words to him were “get a job.” He tells Ruby that she didn't even know his father.
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.
The second person Eddie meets in heaven is his captain from World War II. They fought together in the Philippines where Eddie's troop, including the captain, was taken prisoner by four Filipino guards. Eddie, the captain, and three other soldiers were held in a bunker and forced to work in a coal mine all day.
In heaven, Ruby tells Eddie the true story of how his father died saving Mickey, and teaches him the lesson of forgiveness.
Eddie Dies a Hero
Dustin tries to get him to stop, but he refuses, sacrificing himself.
In the end, it shows that Eddie's Heaven is the Stardust Band Shell, where he met Marguerite.
Finally, Eddie asks Tala if he was able to save the young girl at Ruby Pier before his death. Tala says he was able to push her out of the way of the falling car. Eddie is confused because he felt the girl's small hands in his before he died. But Tala tells him that those were her hands pulling him into heaven.
Ultimately, Eddie and his friends discovered that "Vecna" - a humanoid being from an alternate dimension called "the Upside Down" - was to blame for Chrissy's death, and was continuing to murder others like her.
He died from a heart attack, caused by the shock from a young Eddie running into the street after a lost ball on his birthday. The Blue Man teaches Eddie that all lives are connected, even strangers.
When Eddie meets Tala in heaven, she explains to him that by spending his life protecting the children on the rides at Ruby Pier, Eddie earned Tala's forgiveness. Tala shows her forgiveness by choosing to be the person who brings Eddie to heaven.
Eddie helps make Tala whole again by washing her with a stone, so the wounds disappear. How was Tala wounded? Tala was wounded because she was in the barracks that were burned by Eddie and the other soldiers.
Eddie had been accused of the murders that had been committed at the hands of Vecna. Clearing his name would have been almost impossible had he survived. Eddie's dramatic arc also paved the way to his demise. His cowardly act to run away when Chrissy was killed set his character up for his eventual heroic sacrifice.
Sadly, Eddie never had the chance, dying in a moment that could be questioned as a sacrifice in general. Instead, it seems like he was killed for potential shock value or to show that someone who was not the main character did not survive the battle against Vecna.
The idea is that Eddie could not have died from the bites of demo-bats alone, so, instead, he is transformed into another creature based on D&D characters. According to this theory, Eddie will be turned into Kas, a vampire creature who wields a spiky shield, similar to Eddie's spike-covered trash-can lid.