Questions
1 what was going through your mind when you read this?
2 how did you feel when you read "TODAY IS EDDIE'S BIRTHDAY"?
3 predict something about the next section of the book.
4 when you read "THE JOURNEY", how did you evaluate Eddie?
5 after reading "THE ARRIVAL", what you think about about heaven.
1. I thought Eddie arrived at heaven. He was in an amusement park where he went during his childhood, and the blue man was the person who played an special role when he was a child.
ReplyDelete2. I felt that Eddie has a warm family. His mother love him so much.
3. The blue man will tell some stories to Eddie, and help Eddie recall something in his child time.
4. Eddie is a kind person, he still thought about the girl after he died. The sky changed colors which was liked Eddie's life- changed a lot.
5. The heaven was the place where Eddie played a lot when he was young. In heave, Eddie didn't pain and didn't need his cane. Everything was looks good.
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ReplyDeleteWhere the action begins:
The action begins at a crowded hospital where Eddie was born. His father was setting in the waiting room to wait the baby was born.
Where the key events happened:
The first key event happened on the way to heaven. He saw the sky changed the color, and he could not feel sadness, he felt nothing abut clam. The second key event happened on the Ruby Pier which is the place of his childhood.
Where the events ended:
The first event ended in a teacup which was a part of some old amusement park ride and which Eddie awoke in. The second event ended when he met a man whose skin is blue in a large theater.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteAfter the accident, Eddie was floating in the sky. The sky's color change continuously and he try to remember if he saved the girl, but nothing. He didn't have any feeling about his pain, his sadness and his worries.
When he wake up, he found himself in a teacup at an amusement park. The amusement park was the one which was the Ruby Pier of Eddie's childhood--75 years ago. Eddie walked and ran like a child in many years ago. He saw many scenes and all the scenes in his memory. Eddie stopped running in front of a large theater and entered the darkened hall. He met a strange man who has the blue skin and the man said waited for Eddie.
Key Points:
1. Eddie start journey from float in the sky.
2. Eddie cannot remember anything.
3. Eddie arrive at an amusement park which was the one in hie childhood--75 years ago.
4. Eddie met a man with blue skin.
26 Teacup
ReplyDeletea cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
26 Scarlet
A bright red color inclining toward orange
26 Cane
A stick or short staff used to assist one in walking
27Promenade
a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display
27 Jutting
To extend beyond the main body or line
28 Raspy
Harsh, grating
28 Wincing
to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow
28 Squat
to sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.
28 Infant
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk.
29 Midway
in the middle of the way or distance
30 Encountered
to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly
30 Rubbery
Like rubber, elastic, tough
31 Stooped
to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position
31 Distinctive
Having a special quality
ReplyDeleteThe Jourmey/The Arrival --- Connectoring of My Life
Eddie was a squat, whitehaired old man. He is a surival of the war. After that, he is scrarred. His knee wounded in the war and suffered the endless pain. His life is quiet and lonely. He always sats facing the sea, think his life and his lover. This make me think about my grandfather. My grandpa is also a surival of the war. It has a big influence on him. He lost two fingers in the war. This makes his life unconvenience. He doesn't like wear the clothes that has a lot of fastener. He has to spend long time on it. Same as Eddie, my grandfather is a silent person. He doesn't like talk with other. He always like to sit by the window, looking out of it and in deeply memory. Different with Eddie, my grandpa didn't find a job after the war, because of his disableilities. On the contrary, my grandpa likes talk with kids. When he is free, he alway told us his story about the war, my grandmother(she passed away before I was born)and his life. In my mind, people who suffer from the war have a lot of profound storys.
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1 first, I feel a little bit of sad because I think Eddie was a good person. In my mine, the ends of every stories are same-- good person receives praise, and bad person is punished. Second, I am very curious because I want to know whether the young girl will live. Third, I feel a little bit of confused because I do not know why the author always write about Eddie's birthday when he was young.
2 when i read the "TODAY IS EDDIE'S BIRTHDAY" I feel a little bit confused because I think the author should directly write the first person Eddie meet in heaven. Moreover, I am affected by the emotion of Eddie's father. I can feel how never Eddie's father is when he wait in the waiting room, and how happy Eddie's father is when he saw his son. I have lived in American about half year, I miss my family even my pet-- tortoise.
3 I think the author will tell us the first person Eddie will meet in the heaven because I can guess from the book's title. Perhaps, the first person Eddie will meet has relationship with his childhood because the author always write Eddie's birthday.
4 when i read "The Journey", I think Eddie is a nice person. The reason is that the questions in Eddie's mind are "did i save her?" and "is my worry?" after he died. Eddie does not complain about other things. He is still worry about the little girl and why the accident happened. I can feel Eddie does not regret in order to save the girl he died.
5 I have read a lot of stories about heaven. When I see the vocabulary "heaven", I feel contradictory emotion. We all know, only good and died people can go to heaven. When we heard some relative passed away, we will feel so sad. On the other hand, when we think the died relative is living in heaven, maybe we will feel happy because we all think people who live in heaven are no pain. I think heaven is a peaceful please. Why I describe heaven as peace place? In heaven, there is no war, and no gap between the rich and the poor.