The Five People You Meet In Heaven

PLOT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

The plot is fairly straight-forward; Albom wrote the story in the third person omniscient point of view. The narrator does not participate in the action of the story, but lets us know how Eddie feels. We learn all about the characters through........

EXPOSITION

In the Exposition, introductory material is presented which gives the reader the setting, creates the tone and presents the characters and other facts necessary to understanding the story. In the first chapter we are introduced to Eddie on his 83rd.......

RISING ACTION

The Rising Action is the events that build from the conflict. There are several conflicts in this story occurring simultaneously: Eddie vs. himself and Eddie vs. his father. We learn that throughout Eddie’s life he has constantly been battling to gain his father’s approval. When Eddie and his father stop speaking to each other, this causes the conflict to become more severe. After Eddie’s father dies, Eddie is.......

CLIMAX

The climax is the high point of the story and also the point at which the outcome can be predicted. The climax of this novel occurs near the end when Eddie meets Tala in heaven. The action of the story continues to rise until Tala tells Eddie that he.......

FALLING ACTION

The Falling Action is the events occurring after the climax, which close the story and lead to the resolution. After Tala tells Eddie that he .......

RESOLUTION (Denouement)

The resolution is the outcome of all the events in the story. It can be argued that there are two resolutions to this novel, a major and minor resolution. The first occurs in the diner when Eddie tells his father, “It’s fixed” (144). Here we see Eddie resolve the conflict that he’s had with his father for his entire life.

The main resolution of the story takes place as the events of the falling action unfold, after........

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