Eddie's death reinforces the plot by saying that endings are also beginnings. By starting the story with Eddie's death, the story shows us that Eddie's death is not just an ending, especially since it is at the start of the book. When Eddie goes to heaven, this is the start of Eddie's death. Eddie's death is and ending, but it becomes a beginning since he goes to heaven. His death is the start of heaven, so all endings, like death, are beginnings. The book also shows how death is not just an ending. It shows how Eddie's going to heaven is a beginning that came from death.
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