In chapter 9, during a meeting of Coldwater residents, people shift in mood and their opinion on whether the calls from heaven are real. Many people claim to have received these heavenly calls. People and citizens of Coldwater begin to acknowledge the presence of these calls and hope to become one of the recipients of them. This turn of events represents a shift in mood from a previous belief: that the calls are a fake.
Sullivan Harding, working on his new job at the Gazette, decides to get to the bottom of the story behind the phone calls from heaven. When his son begins to carry a plastic phone, in hope that his mother will call him, and millions of people begin to flock to Coldwater, he tries to find out if the calls are real or a hoax. Sully, feeling hurt that his wife has not called him, feels that the calls are a fake, and decides to prove that they are a hoax. This course of action leaves the reader in suspense of what will happen next: are these calls real, or are they fake?
Man against Nature:
Tess Rafferty struggles against nature when her home catches on fire. She attempts to get back into her burning house to get her phone (on which she receives phone calls from heaven), but is personally unable to because of the fire. Man against Man: Sully Harding battles with believing in these phone calls from heaven and expecting to receive a phone call from his deceased wife, or whether to believe the calls are a fake. Elias Rowe debates whether to continue receiving calls from his old business partner or whether to throw his phone away and not be bothered with any calls from heaven. Katherine Yellin is in conflict over whether she should be humble and keep her calls to herself, or whether she should "Shout in glory" and declare her good news to the world. Man against Career: Amy Penn decides that she will do anything to achieve success, whether she believes in her clients and news reports or not. She is held back by her career, which causes strain in her personal life and causes her to be closed off to those around her because of her excessive focus on her occupation. Sully Harding is struggling to support his son because he is unable to find a job in the poor area of Coldwater. He debates on whether he should take a job working at the news, a job he hates because it is also the same occupation that publicized the mistakes he made that sent him to prison, or whether to be unemployed, which would hurt his son. Man against Media: Pastor Warren makes a choice to refuse to give information to the news in any way because he feels that this media event is negatively changing the once quiet and peaceful town of Coldwater and making it into an overcrowded and busy area because of the phone calls. He does not want to contribute to these changes, so he fights to be ignored and not to speak to the news. In chapters 1-4, citizens of the small town of Coldwater, Michigan begin to receive strange phone calls from people they know to be deceased. Katherine Yellin, Tess Rafferty, Jack Sellers, and Elias Rowe are all contacted by their dead family members or friends, all of which speak about heaven and their experiences there. Everyone who receives these calls decides to keep it to themselves, except for Katherine Yellin, who declares that she has witnessed a miracle. This strange turn of events alerts a small weekend news company, Nine Action News. Amy Penn, a news reporter trying to make a name for herself, is sent to Coldwater to write a report. At the same time, Sullivan Harding, an ex navy member, is released from prison on the same day that people begin to receive calls. Sullivan's wife passed away prior to his imprisonment and he often blames himself for her death. Sully's son, Jules, anxiously awaits a phone call from his mother, Giselle, while his father believes the calls are a hoax. Thousands of people begin to flock to Coldwater, in hopes that they will be lucky enough to receive a phone call from heaven.
MITCH Albom:Mitch Albom is an author, journalist, screenwriter, radio and television broadcaster, and a musician. He was born on May 23rd, and his books have sold thirty five million copies around the world. Albom's writing is best known for it's inspirational, and often spiritual messages given to readers. His writing style is generally non-fictional. Some of his most famous books are Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People you Meet in Heaven, For One More Day, and The First Phone Call from Heaven.
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