| The book focuses on an 83 year old, Eddie, who is the maintenance man at Ruby Point Amusement Grounds. It begins with a short descript about the man moments before his death. As the story continues, the audience finds Eddie travelling through his life and meeting people whom he had affected during his lifetime.
As Eddie meets each person, he learns how closely intertwined his life was with theirs both knowingly and unknowingly and in turn learns something more about himself. Through their stories, he finds the meaning of his own existence. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Religion theme? Yes Religion theme: - musings from the afterlife Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Writing Style Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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