A gentle, comforting, stay-at-home mother devoted to her children and to Eddie’s father. She often tries to stop her husband and other men from violent and destructive behavior, but is usually helpless against it. She is always interested in Eddie’s life, and especially in his courtship with Marguerite. She refuses to leave her husband’s bedside during his illness. When he dies, she becomes delusional and continues to believe he is alive. Eddie’s mother has only loving and positive traits, and thereby represents an angelic female ideal, opposite to her husband.
Eddie’s Mother Quotes in The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The The Five People You Meet in Heaven quotes below are all either spoken by Eddie’s Mother or refer to Eddie’s Mother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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Later, she will walk him along the pier, perhaps take him on an elephant ride, or watch the fishermen pull in their evening nets, the fish flipping like shiny, wet coins. She will hold his hand and tell him God is proud of him for being a good boy on his birthday, and that will make the world feel right-side up again.
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Narrator (speaker), Eddie, Eddie’s Mother
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Chapter 9
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Sometimes you have to do things when sad things happen.
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Eddie’s Mother (speaker), Eddie
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Birthdays and Celebrations
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Eddie’s Mother Quotes in The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The The Five People You Meet in Heaven quotes below are all either spoken by Eddie’s Mother or refer to Eddie’s Mother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
Later, she will walk him along the pier, perhaps take him on an elephant ride, or watch the fishermen pull in their evening nets, the fish flipping like shiny, wet coins. She will hold his hand and tell him God is proud of him for being a good boy on his birthday, and that will make the world feel right-side up again.
Related Characters:
Narrator (speaker), Eddie, Eddie’s Mother
Related Themes:
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Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 9
Quotes
Sometimes you have to do things when sad things happen.
Related Characters:
Eddie’s Mother (speaker), Eddie
Related Symbols:
Birthdays and Celebrations
Related Themes:
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