Ed starts out an innocent person, but as he helps others he gains confidence and sees that he really is a hero to all of these people. He realizes that he doesn't have to be a lonely cab driver. He can go out into the world and get what he wants.
Audrey learns to embrace love. Marv goes and speaks to the women he loves, and grows up. He finds happiness. Ritchie decides to change and live his life. Ed's mom starts to appreciate Ed a little more.
The conflict was that Ed hated his life, wanted to find more to it, and he wanted to find out who was sending the cards to him and why. This conflict is resolved when Ed starts helping people. He gains confidence and sees that the sky is the limit. He finds out who is sending the cards when the man shows up at his house. Markus Zusak is the card sender and he sends them because Ed and all of the readers need to see that anything can be done if you believe in yourself.
The best part is when Ed sees the satisfaction on the faces of all of the people that he has helped. He feels good about himself and it makes the reader feel good as well. Also, I like it at the end when he finally gets together with Audrey. The worst parts would be when he is beat up by a bunch of kids, he has to watch a women being raped, and when he feels completely alone in the world. But, I guess that you have to go through hardships to really enjoy the good times!
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Hi! I don't know if you still check this blog, but I'm doing my ISU on this book, and one of the things we're supposed to do is come up with a suitable title that captures the main conflict in the book. So, do you think it would be the fact that Ed doesn't believe he can do anything with his life, or the mystery behind the cards?
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