Her clothes were before his time, a dress made of silk and chiffon, with a bib- like bodice stitched with white beads and topped with a velvet bow just below
her neck her skirt had a rhinestone buckle and there were snaps and hooks up the side. She stood with elegant posture, holding a parasol with both hands.
Eddie guessed that she’d been rich. 110
When this old woman is young, she used to be a working girl. Her job is serving food in a place called Seashore Grille. This place is near the ocean when Eddie grows up.
In her time, she is an attractive gril, and she is good looking so that she can reject many proposals. 114
This attractive working girl finally meets her prince charming and marry him. Together, they own an amusement park of which name comes from the girl’s name,
Ruby. Ruby is a caring person. Her heart can be touched easily, and it is hard for her
to hate others But after your fathers death, I inquired about your family. When I learned
when he had worked, I felt a stinging pain, as if I had lost a loved one myself. The pier that bore my name. I felt its cursed shadow, and I wished again that
it had never been built. “That wish followed me to heaven, even as I waited for you.” 141
4.1.5 The Portrayal of Marguerite
The fourth person appears as a bridesmaid in a long la vender dress and a stitched straw hat with a basket of candy-covered almond. From afar, she looks to be in
her 20s. She is Marguerite, Eddie’s beloved wife 150. Marguerite is a loyal and supportive person to Eddie. She always encourages
Eddie, even when Eddie is hospitalized because of his wound leg103. She is also attentive and full of surprises. She never forgets each important moment in Eddie’s
life, especially his birthday 152. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
She is a modest girl that never demands much from Eddie. She loves Eddie the way he is. Even, after their wedding party, she is happily goes home walking hand in
hand, not by a fancy car or beautiful vehicle 155. However, nobody is perfect. For some health reason, Marguerite cannot bear a
child. She does not have any child from the marriage. In addition, on her 47, a tumor on her brain takes her from Eddie 167.
4.1.6 The Portrayal of Tala
Tala is the fifth person Eddie meets in heave n. She is a little girl appearing to be an Asian. She is around five or six years old, with a beautiful cinnamon
complexion. Her hair color is dark plum. She has a small flat nose, full lips that spread joyfully over her gapped teeth, and most arresting eyes as black as seal’s hide, with
pinhead of white serving as a pupil 185. Tala is a Phillipines girl that killed in the war, the war that Eddie has been
through, the war that takes the Captain’s life, and the war that takes Eddie’s leg. She is the girl that burnt alive in the hut, and the person who burns her is Eddie.
“You burn me. You make me fire.” Eddie felt a pounding behind his eyes. His head begin to rush. His breathing
quickened. ‘You were in the Phillipines…the shadow…in that hut…’
“The nipa, Ina say be safe there. wait for her. Be safe. Then big noise. Big fire. You burned me.” She shrugged her narrow shoulders. “Not safe.” 188
Not much is described about this little girl. She appears as a little girl that later on her figure changes into the figure when she gets burnt. Her skin is horribly burnt. Her torso
and narrow shoulders are black and charred blistered. When she turns around, her beautiful, innocent face is covered in grosteque scars. Her lips are ropped. Only one
eye opens. Her hair has gone in patches of burned scalp, covered now by hard, mottled scabs. 189.
4.2 The Biblical Values Conveyed Through the Five People Eddie Meets in Heaven
