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BACKGROUND OF THE BOOK
The story is talking about an amusement park mechanic named Eddie who died by trying to save a little girl. When Eddie died, he found himself in heaven where he soon learned that he would meet five people. They would explain to him the meaning of his life.
The book begins by detailing Eddie's movements during his last hour alive.
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"All ending are beginnings. We just don't know it at the time..."
• Eddie is a grizzled war veteran.• He thought he was trapped in a meaningless life
of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. • His days were full of monotonous work.• He felt lonely.• He changed from optimistic youth to embittered
old age after a long period of time.• On his 83rd birthday, Eddie died in a tragic
accident and then the story began.
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• When he woke up, he still found himself at the amusement park but nobody was there.
• He didn’t know he was dead• He started his new life in the heaven, which
meant he would meet the five people one by one.
• In fact, the five people he had already meet when he was surviving
• Then, he met the five people again and they taught him something which made him to change his attitude towards life.
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THE CHARACTERS THAT STRIKES OUR HEART MOST
• The Blue man
• He told Eddie the fact that he was dead
• He persuaded him to accept the fact and accepted that was his life.
• It was unnecessary to regret.
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THE CHARACTERS THAT STRIKES OUR HEART MOST
• The Captain
• “Sacrifice made you lose something but it also made you gain something.
• He defined that sacrifice was
a part of life and humans
could not live without it so
they should accept it.
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THE CHARACTERS THAT STRIKES OUR HEART MOST
• The girl ---Tala
• Only five years old
• Killed by Eddie during the war accidentally.
• The girl told him to forgive it
• She kept him safe in the heaven
• She also brought him back to the Ruby Pier and had a happy life
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SHARING OF STORY
WHICH PART OF THE STORY IMPRESSES YOU MOST
WHEN EDDIE MEETS THE FIFTH PERSON
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How do you feel about the ending of the story?
• Importance of forgiving
• Each life affects the other and the other affects the next
• We should protect and treasure people around us
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WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE STORY?
There are people we hate or love
They complete our live
We are connected together
We should always treasure for people around us
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WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN?
TSZ YEN WONG---GRANDFATHER
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WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN?
PING PING HUI---COUSIN
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WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN?
KA HEI---FATHER
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WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN?
DEREK LI—FRIEND
WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN?
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