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A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler tells of a middle-aged man, Barnaby Gaitlin, who tries to get his life in order. As a child Barnaby broke into multiple homes. He wasn't looking for the big loot, but rather a view into their personal lives. After his criminal past he tries to move on and eventually lands a job at Rent-a-Back. This job introduces him to Martine, one of his few friends in this world. Still his family holds the debit of paying off Barnaby's former victims over his head. Not only has he disgraced the family through his criminal

past, but also the fact that his "Gaitlin Angel" still hasn't visited causes his family to further shun him. Even his ex-wife wishes Barnaby would stop visiting their daughter, Opal. Through all of this Barnaby finds a steady partner, Sophia. Barnaby even believes she could quite possible be his guardian angel, but when the chips are down she doesn't fully trust him. It turns out that Martine is the only true blue friend for him.

Edgar, an Apache boy, had his head run over by a mail truck at the age of seven. Most people assumed he was dead but he miraculously survives after being revived by Dr. Pinkley. Then after spending three months in a coma, Edgar awakes to find himself at St. Divines Hospital. There he is taken under the wing of a man named Art. Eventually Edgar regains his health but has fond he lost the ability to write with a pen. So Art gives him an old Hermes Jubilee and soon Edgar is typing up his life story, trying to make sense of it all. Abandoned by both mother and grandmother, Edgar is sent to Willie Sherman. This school had become a boarding school for dumping unwanted Indian children. After several years Edgar's luck changes for the better and he meets two Mormon priests. They tell him God must have a plan for him and Edgar's search for the mailman begins. A loving but slightly dysfunctional Mormon family in Utah finally takes in Edgar. Despite his new found happiness, Edgar's wish to find the mailman and tell him the good news still stands strong. His search eventually leads him to a small town in Pennsylvania where ironic tragedy awaits, and where he finally finds a loving home. Though Edgar is put through much suffering and many losses, he maintains his innate goodness and shows the true perseverance of the human spirit.

Edgar's perseverance is shown in his determination to find the mailman. Unlike most people, Edgar had lost everything that made life worth living for. So when he finds a purpose in life, nothing can stop him from finishing it. On his way to find the mailman Edgar reached some challenges. His best and only friend Cecil died in jail and this caused him to doubt God. Edgar had come to the conclusion, "From all that I had witnessed and been a part of in my short life, I could come to only one of two conclusions: either God was a crazed lunat

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