I Am the Messenger

I Am the Messenger

by

Markus Zusak

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I Am the Messenger: Joker: The Weeks Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
Ed feels overextended as weeks pass and he is still waiting for someone to arrive at his house. One day, a person walks in, but it’s only Audrey. She asks Ed why he has been so distant from their friends lately. Ed says he has been waiting. He shows Audrey the cards and explains that each card is complete, except for the Joker. He begs Audrey to admit that she sent him the cards because she wanted him to help others and improve himself, but she tells him the truth that she didn’t send the cards.
Audrey’s honest denial of her involvement suggests that one cannot know if the forces acting on one’s life are good or evil, an uncertainty that makes Ed feel desperate in this scene.
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