In The Messenger, Ed Kennedy was chosen to help others. To care for people in need and to help people in pareal. It gives his life purpose, meaning and interest. Without the cards in his life, he would end up like his dad. “You [Ed] were sent here to remind yourself that you don't want to end up like your father”.(Page 342) He is grateful for the cards and everything they have done for him. Through the cards, Ed was able to improve his life by improving others. “You [Ed] just used to be… I don't know what you've done but now, you're somebody”. (Pg 231) Throughout the book each card has significance; Every card has three people who he helps out. The ones who matter the most to him were Milia the old lady, the Tatupu family, and Marv his best friend. Their lives all get better thanks to Ed, and he grows stronger as a person. …show more content…
The first address on the card was not a helpful start to his mission, but he goes to the second place anyways. There he met Milia, a lonely woman who lost her lost her husband in the war, and has wanted him back for sixty years. Ed pretended to be him to bring him back to her and to sooth her loneliness. At first he thinks that she is the one who needs help, but he finds out that it is actually her who is helping him. “Add quote”. He ends up more caring for others and