What are your thoughts on these phrases?:
"All endings are also beginnings" (page 1)
I think this phrase means that even if one thing ends, another thing will begin. It has the same kind of meaning as the quote 'when one door closes, another door opens'. For example, in this story, the end is Eddie's death, but this is also the beginning of the rest of his life, his eternity spent in heaven. This relates to the idea that all things in life are interconnected, and one thing will always lead to another.
"No story sits by itself" (page 11)
This phrase also relates to the idea of all things in life being connnected to each other, and one event always leading to another. It shows that all things that happen in life have consequences, whether positive or negative, and this causes other things to happen. Each person has a story to tell about their life, and each and every story is linked together in one way or another. This sort of idea is shown in the theory that every single person in the world can be connected to every other person in the world through just seven relationships(don't know the origins of this theory, but saw an example of it in a magazine).
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This sort of idea is shown in the theory that every single person in the world can be connected to every other person in the world through just seven relationships(don't know the origins of this theory, but saw an example of it in a magazine).
I think this is called 'six degrees of separation' - there was a movie made based around the idea that we are all connected.
...or is it five degrees of separation. Anyway, the movie has Will Smith in it and is most enjoyable. Another related idea is the archetypal plot. This idea says that there are only so many plot structures and we all act them out in some way (the "we" including fictional characters). An example would be the quest...e.g. Frodo, Huckleberry Finn, Odysseus, etc
Heather,
You make eloquent statements about the meaning of these two phrases. Many of my students have enjoyed reading this Mitch Albom book. Malcolm Gladwell also talks briefly about the interconnections in our lives in his book The Tipping Point.
Thanks for sharing your ideas, Heather. I wish you the best during this term.
Anthony Powell
Teacher - English 9(14/15 yr.olds)
Delaware, USA
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