The Five People You Meet in Heaven Themes Symbols Motifs
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RUBY PIER
RUBY PIER
THE DINER
THE WEDDINGS
THE ROCK & WASHING RITUAL
For Eddie, Ruby Pier holds many fond memories, but also where he feels he’s been stuck for his entire life. For the Blue Man, Ruby Pier is the only place where he’s felt accepted. For Ruby, the Pier represents the destruction of her beloved Emile. It is where all of their stories intersect.
Ruby’s diner represents the times before Ruby Pier existed, when she and Emile had their entire lives and a world of promise ahead of them. It is where Eddie learns to forgive his father for the imprints he left on his childhood glass. This allows Eddie to finally let go of his anger and to move on.
The weddings Marguerite has in Heaven represent the power of love. On wedding days, everyone is filled with happiness, and the future is filled with promise. Marguerite keeps their own wedding reception special for his arrival, because it represents the start of their love, which will never die.
The rock and washing ritual that Eddie does for Tala allows him to forgive himself for his mistake all those years ago. As he cleans away Tala’s burned, disfigured skin, he cleans away his burned, disfigured emotions that keep him chained to his life.