1. Who is Tala, the little girl, and how did she die? 2. What was the darkness that shadowed Eddie all the years of his life after the war? Did he deserve that guilt? Why/Why not? 3. Eddie washes Tala’s burns and scarring away. What do you think it shows

1. Who is Tala, the little girl, and how did she die?
2. What was the darkness that shadowed Eddie all the years of his
life after the war? Did he deserve that guilt? Why/Why not?
3. Eddie washes Tala’s burns and scarring away. What do you think it
shows or represents?
4. What does Tala reveal to Eddie, when he tries to explain that he
was a nothing person and his life was nothing?
5. Did Eddie save the little girl at Ruby Pier?
6. Whose hands did Eddie feel and why were they there when he
was trying to save the little girl at Ruby Pier?
7. Why were there thousands of people at the pier? What does this
say about Eddie’s life?
8. Who does Eddie meet again, on the Ferris Wheel?
9. Who is Eddie waiting for and why