THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN THE HEAVEN

THEFIVEPEOPLEYOUMEETINTHEHEAVENTheFivePeopleYouMeetintheHeavenbyMitchAlbomisanovelaboutthemeaningofourlifeandtheloveinourheart.In2003,thenovelwaspublished;ittakestheauthor6yearstowritethisbook.IttellsusastoryaboutamannamedEddie;heiskilledandgoestoheaven.Thereheencountersfivedifferentpersonsfromwhomhewilllearnsomethingaboutthemeaningofhislife.Tobeginwith,thenoveltellsussomethingabouttheprotagonist,Eddie.Whenhewasachild,hisfatherlefthimscarredinthelongterm.Whenhewasayouth,thewarruinedhisdreamandlefthimabadleg.Inhismiddleage,theheavydomesticresponsibilitiesconstrainedhisdevelopment.Afterhismotherandhiswife’sdeath,hefeelslonelyuntilhewasdying.Sohethinksthatheisaloserinhislife.HeisheadofmaintenanceatRubyPier,anamusementpark.AcaroftheFreddyfreefallridecomescrashingdownuponhimasherushestosaveayounggirlfromitspath.Nowthestorybegins.Hegoestoheavenandmeetsfivepersons.FromeachofthefivepersonsthelateEddieencountersinturn,helearnssomethingdifferentabouthimselfanditssignificancetohislifeandaboutlifeitself.Heisawakenedtohisownworthandthevalueofhislife.Thefirstoneisastrangerwhohasblueskin.Thismantellshimtheinterrelationshipofalllives.Thesecondoneishisarmycaptain,tellinghimthemeaningofthesacrifice.Thethirdoneisthewifeoftheamusementpark’sfounder,whomakeshimtoknowtheforgiveness.Thefourthoneishiswife,awakenhimtheeverlastingvalueoflove.ThelastoneisagirlwhowasdiedbecauseofEddie,sheshowsthatHisdailyroutinehadinfactfulfilledhislife's.Thenovelendswithastatement:Thateachaffectstheotherandtheotheraffectsthenext,andtheworldisfullofstories,butthestoriesareallone.Inyourclosing,leavethereaderswithsomethingtothinkabout.Ithinkthisbookisatouchingone.Afterthebookwasinprint,itjumpedhighonthebestsellerlist,whichleavesustodwellonourowninsignificanceinthefaceofgod.Infact,everyoneisrelatedwithothers.Everyonehashisownmeaningoflife.Weshouldlearnthelove,forgivenessandhappiness.Whenyouknowwhatthetruehappinessis,youwillgettoheaven.TuesdaysWithMorrie(相约星期二）,Hismostfamousdocumentarywork.ThisbookisquitedifferentfromTheFivePeopleYouMeetYoutheHeaven.TuesdayswithMorrieisautobiographical.Ittellsushisconfusedandhowheemergesfromtheconfusion.TheFivePeopleYouMeetYoutheHeavenisastorythatallcharactersinthebookareimaginary,butthestorybelowisnotanovelabsolutely.Thesetwobooksareallrecognizedasagreatnovelthatmaycurethewoundtothehuman.公共管理学院行政管理专业09级李方方学号：0944013036