Mitch Albom

“Please, Mister…” EDDIE PLEADED. “I DIDN’T know. Believe me … God help me, I didn’t know” (Albom 47). The main character in the book The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, is named Eddie. When he goes to heaven, he learns several lessons and things that he did not know about his life. He even learned that he was responsible for several people dieing, even at a young age. Through his book, Albom displays how Eddie did not know many things about his life, but when he died his life made…

friends and once his friend died Morrie felt regret of not saying sorry to his friend from once he died from cancer. A example of some wise words of Morrie is “The culture doesn 't encourage you to think about such things until you’re about to die” (Albom 64). I agree that accepting one 's regrets is to be passed along to not hold a grudge to somebody before something happens. Being the one to hold a grudge on somebody makes one feel that if they do not say something now they will regret it in…

those who hold it and the scratches of those who are careless. The idea that raising a child properly via simple adherence to a child raising doctrine is absurd. Mitch Albom, in “The Five "People You Meet In Heaven” laments that parents can “smudge” “crack” and even “shatter” the “pristine glass” that symbolizes youth and teenagers, what Albom fails to recognize is that it is not only adults that shape children. Raising a child is not as simple as not scratching, or not breaking them, it is to…

Each year, the students of my middle school dreaded only one thing about summer: “summer reading”. Not only were the required books notoriously dull, they were also difficult to relate to as a twelve-year-old with problems typical of adolescents. As an avid reader, this disappointed me. I had no issue with the written assignments about the reading that needed to be completed, but each year I was left wishing the book had been more interesting. When I was in seventh grade, this dry spell was…

Death Has a Purpose The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom centers around the life of Eddie, a man who spends his time alive fixing things. Over the course of the novel, Eddie’s past is told through birthdays and post-mortem teachings. The Five People You Meet in Heaven provides a philosophical look into the purpose of death, and what happens after it. The thesis of the book becomes clear with the first lesson taught: all lives are connected. This idea, that all life is connected by a…

“Romeo and Juliet” The play Romeo and Juliet was first performed in 1594 and has been played time and time again, most said it has stood the test of time. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare and is performed countless times across the world in high schools for fundraisers or on broadway for entertainment. Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest plays written because we can still relate to the fighting and to the love story between the two kids. One problem in the world…

The Red String The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom centers around the life of Eddie, a man who spent his time alive fixing things. Over the course of the novel, Eddie’s past is told through birthdays and post-mortem teachings. The Five People You Meet in Heaven provides a philosophical look into the purpose of death, and what happens after. All lives are connected. This is seen in all religions and cultures, as well as ideas of fate, heaven, life, and death, and the lessons taught…

“Only a mastermind like Ridley Pearson could put such a fresh spin on the venerable story of Sherlock Holmes… Lock and Key provides an explosive origin story for our hero and future villain...this tale will change the way you see Sherlock Holmes and leave you dying to know more about the evolution of the Moriarty’s...”. This quote was written by Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praising Ridley Pearson’s book Lock and Key. Writing became a passion of his from a young age.Ever…

nuclear family the life he never had. “In the evenings he watched his father eat in silence, hoping for-but never getting- a show of affection, communication, warmth. At nine years old, he felt as if the weight of a mountain was on his shoulder.”(Albom). Morrie vowed to be more affectionate and this example of adversity that he faced, determined his success and developed him as a person because ones overcoming of adversity determines their success and develops them as a…

In the words of Mitch Albom, “All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers.” Parenting, much like cruelty, leaves an irrevocable mark. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Shelley uses cruelty to expose the contrast between the perpetrator and victim- proving that cruelty causes the victims to become abusers in their own right. To analyze and understand the depth of Shelley’s usage of cruelty, some preliminary…