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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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
SHARING OF STORY WHICH PART OF THE STORY IMPRESSES YOU MOST WHEN EDDIE MEETS THE FIFTH PERSON
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
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
WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN? TSZ YEN WONG---GRANDFATHER
WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN? PING PING HUI---COUSIN
WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN? KA HEI---FATHER
WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN? DEREK LI—FRIEND WHO DO YOU WANT TO MEET IN HEAVEN?