Five People You Will Meet In Heaven Character Analysis

Within his book, Mitch Albom uses three characters, Ruby, the Captain, and Eddie, to teach the importance of three qualities: forgiveness, sacrifice, and acceptance. Ruby teaches about the importance of forgiveness which Eddie takes and applies to his life in heaven. The Captain teaches about sacrifices which helps Eddie to better understand the sacrifices that he made while still alive. Eddie, through his time in heaven, learns the importance of acceptance and uses this lesson to come to terms with the decisions that he made through his life. Traits from each of the individuals join together to help Eddie feel better about himself. Each of these attributes help Eddie move on from both the emotional and physical pain that he experienced in his life. Ruby’s story tells that very meaning of forgiveness as she describes to Eddie that she forgives her husband, Emile, for buying the fireworks that burned down the entrance to the pier, and for going against her wishes and helping to fight the fire. These two incidents force a debilitating injury upon Emile, which he finally recovers from and results in the

Therefore, Albom’s novel The Five People You Will Meet In Heaven, expresses the importance of three genuine qualities that people must possess in order to lead a productive life; forgiveness, sacrifice and acceptance. Eddie learns these lessons through five people that he meets in heaven, and the stories that they tell about how they ended up where they are. Characters like Ruby and the Captain, stand out more than the others because of their purpose, which is to teach Eddie about forgiveness and sacrifice. Eddie himself realizes the lesson of acceptance on his own. Eddie has been impacted by these qualities in both a positive and lasting