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Eddie meets his third person in heaven, "Ruby" he doesn't recognized until she tells him that her name was the name of the park where he used to work on, and that her husband was who founded this amusement park.
Readers see a lot of regret and anger in Eddie about his life, probably this was the cause from his father beating him when he was drunk, or ignoring him since he was little.
Ruby's purpose is to let Eddie know that all parents damage their children in some way, that there are not perfect parents; they don't exist. Something significant about this chapter is that Ruby shows Eddie a part of his parent lives on earth that he didn't know that happened before he was born; that still affected him, and which started his dad's alcohol problems.
Mickey Shea who is one of Eddie's dad best friends was drunk because of him losing his job and family problems that he had. While Eddie's mom was getting change in her room, she takes off her blouse and at this moment Mickey hugs her and she starts yelling. Eddie's dad comes in to the room and starts beating up Mickey. He thought that he was trying to take advantage of his wife, but days later he discovers that he was drunk crying because of losing his job. At this time Eddie's dad starts drinking much and becomes an alcoholic. Ruby tells Eddie that this mistake that Mickey made was the reason of his dad drinking problem.
Readers see a lot of regret and anger in Eddie about his life, probably this was the cause from his father beating him when he was drunk, or ignoring him since he was little.
Ruby's purpose is to let Eddie know that all parents damage their children in some way, that there are not perfect parents; they don't exist. Something significant about this chapter is that Ruby shows Eddie a part of his parent lives on earth that he didn't know that happened before he was born; that still affected him, and which started his dad's alcohol problems.
Mickey Shea who is one of Eddie's dad best friends was drunk because of him losing his job and family problems that he had. While Eddie's mom was getting change in her room, she takes off her blouse and at this moment Mickey hugs her and she starts yelling. Eddie's dad comes in to the room and starts beating up Mickey. He thought that he was trying to take advantage of his wife, but days later he discovers that he was drunk crying because of losing his job. At this time Eddie's dad starts drinking much and becomes an alcoholic. Ruby tells Eddie that this mistake that Mickey made was the reason of his dad drinking problem.