Chapter 6 first homework

Please, sir Eddie begged: I really didn't know then.Believe me God help me, I really don't know. The blue-skinned man nodded: Of course you wouldn't know then.You were very young then. Eddie backed away, bowed, looking like he was ready to fight. But now I have to pay the price.He said. pay the price? Because I made a mistake.That's why I'm here now, right?This is for justice, right? The blue-skinned man smiled: No, Edward.You came here to give me a chance to teach you something.Everyone you meet here has a lesson to teach you. Eddie looked suspicious.His fists were still clenched tightly.

What did you say?He said. I mean, all behavior is not random and meaningless.All of us are connected to each other.You can't separate a life by itself any more than you can separate a breeze from a wind. Eddie shook his head: Our kids were throwing a baseball at the time.It was all because I was too stupid to be so reckless and run on the road.Why must you die for my sake?It's not fair. The blue-skinned man held out his hand: Fairness, he said, can't decide between life and death.If fairness can determine the life and death of people, good people will not be short-lived. He turned his palms up, and suddenly he and Eddie were in a cemetery, standing behind a small group of mourners.A priest stands by the tomb and reads a passage from the Bible.Eddie couldn't see the faces of the mourners, only the backs of them in hats, dresses and suits.

At my funeral, the blue-skinned man said: Look at those people who came to attend the funeral, some of them are completely unfamiliar with me, but they still came to see me die.why?Have you ever thought about it?Why do people get together when someone dies?Why does everyone feel that they should get together? This is because the human mind understands that, in the final analysis, all life is intertwined.Death doesn't just take one person away, death also passes another person by.In the small distance between taking away and missing, people's lives are changed. You said, you should be the one who died, not me.However, when I live in this world, it is someone else who dies, not me.This happens every day.A minute after you walk away, lightning strikes.Or, a plane crashes and you're on that plane.Your colleague is sick, but you are fine.We thought this sort of thing happened randomly.However, there is a balance in all things.One disappears, one grows.Life and death are part of the whole.

It is for this reason that we are drawn to the baby by turning him to the mourner: also to the funeral. Eddie looked again at the crowd surrounding the tomb.He wondered if he had a funeral too, wondering who would be there to see him.He saw the pastor reading from the Bible and the mourners bowing their heads.The day the blue-skinned man was buried: that was years ago Eddie was there that day, a little boy, restless throughout the funeral, not knowing his role in it What kind of role did you play. I still don't understand.Eddie whispered: What good is your death doing? You survived.The blue-skinned man replied.

But we don't know each other at all.I'm basically a stranger. The blue-skinned man put his arm on Eddie's shoulder.Eddie felt that warm melting feeling. Strangers, said the blue-skinned man, are the family you will know sooner or later. After speaking, the blue-skinned man pulled Eddie closer. Eddie instantly felt all the feelings that the blue-skinned man had experienced in his life. Those feelings poured into his body and filled his whole body. Those feelings of loneliness, shame, anxiety, and heart Sudden illness.All these feelings are like closing a drawer, quickly sliding into Eddie.

I gotta go.The blue-skinned man whispered in his ear: For me, this phase of Paradise is over.You'll meet other people, though. wait a minute.Eddie pulls him back: Just tell me one thing.Did I save the little girl?Over there at the pier.Did I save her? The blue-skinned man didn't answer. Eddie dejected: Well, I died for nothing.Just like my whole life, living in vain. No one's life is wasted.The blue-skinned man said: If you spend your time thinking how alone you are, it's a waste of time. He stepped back in the direction of the tomb, a smile on his face.As he stepped back, his skin had turned the most beautiful caramel brown, smooth and flawless.This is the perfect complexion, Eddie thought.

wait a minute!Eddie yelled but suddenly he was up in the air, away from the cemetery, soaring over the wide, silver-gray ocean.He looked down and saw the roofs of old Ruby's Wharf, the spiral towers and turrets, the flags fluttering in the breeze. Then, the pier just disappeared. Sunday, three o'clock in the afternoon On the pier, the crowd surrounded the wreckage of Freddy's free-fall car in silence.The old ladies stroked their throats.The mothers pulled the children away.A few strong men in vests walked forward quickly, as if this was something they should deal with for granted: but when they arrived at the scene, they could only watch from the sidelines, their faces full of despair.The sun was shining brightly, making the outlines of the shadows even more distinct.The men covered their eyes with their hands in what looked like a salute.

How bad is it?The crowd whispered.Dominguez rushed in, his face flushed, his work jacket drenched with sweat.He saw the horrible scene. Ah, no, no, Eddie.He whimpered and yelled, putting his head in his hands. Security guards also came.They pushed the crowd back.However, the security personnel were also powerless, with their hands on their hips and hips, waiting for the ambulance to appear. It seemed that all the onlookers, fathers, mothers, and children holding Big Mac soda cups, were so shocked by the sight that they couldn't move their legs and walk away.Death is on the ground under their feet, and the melody of lively music is still broadcasting through loudspeakers.

How bad is it?Sirens sounded.Men in uniform arrived on the scene.Yellow incident warning tape was pulled and the scene was cordoned off.The storefronts of the playground have pulled down the iron gates.All rides are closed immediately.There were whispers in the sand that something bad had happened.When the sun went down, Ruby Pier was deserted. ◇◇◇ Today is Eddie's birthday In the bedroom, Eddie could smell his mother's grilled steak even when the door was closed, with green peppers and sweet red onions, all with a strong woody aroma, which he loved very much. Eddie!She shouted in the kitchen: where are you?Everyone is here!

He rolled out of bed and put the comic books aside.He turned seventeen today, and reading comic books is indeed a bit too big, but he still likes the colorful heroes who feel like the purple masked man, fighting against bad guys and saving the world.He had given his old collection of comics to his elementary school cousins, who had come to the United States from Romania a few months earlier, and Eddie's family had gone to meet him at the pier, and they had slept in the room Eddie shared with Joe.The cousins ​​don't speak English, but they like to read comic books.Anyway, that gave Eddie a reason to keep the comic books.

The birthday star is here.His mother gave a cheer.He sauntered into the hall, wearing a button-up white shirt and a blue tie around his muscular neck.The assembled visitors: family, friends, dock workers, greeted him and raised their beer glasses.Eddie's father was playing poker in the corner, surrounded by a little puff of cigar smoke. You know what, Mom, exclaimed Joe, Eddie met a girl last night. oh.Really? Eddie felt his blood rush. yes.He also said that he would marry her as his wife. shut your mouth.Eddie said to Joe. Joe ignored Eddie.Indeed, when he entered the room with staring eyes, he said to me: Joe, I met a girl I want to marry home! Eddie gets mad: I tell you to shut up! What's her name, Eddie?someone asked. Does she go to church or worship? Eddie walked up to his brother and punched him hard in the arm. Alas! Eddie! I told you to shut up! Joe blurted out again: He danced with her, in Stardust Shot hard. oh! Shut up! Eddie!stop! Now even the cousins ​​from Romania looked up and they knew it was called a fight Eddie the brothers grabbed each other and punched each other across the couch until Eddie's father put down his poker card, and shouted: Stop it, or I will give you a slap in the face. The brothers parted, breathing heavily and glaring at each other.Several relatives and elders were smiling.One of the old aunts said: He must like that girl very much. Later, the special steak was finished, the candles were blown out, and the guests pretty much all went home.Eddie's mother turned on the radio, which was broadcasting news of the war in Europe.Eddie's father said that if the war situation worsens, wood and copper wire will become difficult to obtain, so the maintenance work of the amusement park may not be able to continue. It's all bad news, Eddie's mother said: Don't hear it for your birthday. She turned the radio's channel dial until the music began to stream.The orchestra played swing music, and she smiled and hummed along. She came over to Eddie, who was sitting dejectedly in his seat, poking and forking the last slice of cake with his fork.Mother unbuttoned the skirt, folded it on the chair, and took Eddie's hand. Show me how you dance with your new friend and how you dance with your new girlfriend.she says. No, Mom. Hurry up. Eddie stood up, looking as if he was about to go to the execution ground. My brother is smiling. The mother with a beautiful and round face hummed to the music, humming, stepping forward and backward.Eddie ended up dancing with her. Toe, toe, toe, she sings to the melody: When you are with me Toe, to the stars, and the moon Toe in the June sky They dance around the living room.Jumping and jumping, Eddie couldn't hold back anymore and laughed.He was already half a head taller than his mother, but she could still take Eddie around with ease. So, she said in a low voice: Do you like this girl? Eddie made a wrong jump. It doesn't matter.She said: I am happy for you. They turned to the dinner table, and Eddie's mother grabbed Joe and pulled him up. Now dance for the two of you.she says. dance with him? mom! The mother was very insistent, and the attitude of the brothers softened.After a while, Joe and Eddie laughed, stumbled and collided.They danced hand in hand, bent and straightened, and twirled in exaggerated gestures.Round and round they circled the dinner table; their mother was overjoyed, the band's clarinet on the radio leading the melody, and their cousins ​​from Romania kept time.The last few bites of grilled steak also disappeared in a joyful atmosphere.