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*Myishi - An annoying computer geek who lives in hell and made Elph. Similar to Foaly in [[Eoin Colfer]]s [[Artemis Fowl series]] |
*Myishi - An annoying computer geek who lives in hell and made Elph. Similar to Foaly in [[Eoin Colfer]]s [[Artemis Fowl series]] |
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*Brendan Ball - A bully who humiliated Lowrie at school, but in his adult years regretted his actions. |
*Brendan Ball - A bully who humiliated Lowrie at school, but in his adult years regretted his actions. |
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he's a fatass |
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== Portrayal of Relationship Between Heaven and Hell== |
== Portrayal of Relationship Between Heaven and Hell== |
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- For other uses of The Wish List, please see The Wish List (disambiguation)
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| Author | Eoin Colfer |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Unknown |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | The O'Brien Press Ltd |
Publication date | October 1, 2003 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD and audio cassette |
| Pages | 256 pp (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7868-1863-8 (hardcover edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 52633349 |
The Wish List is a fantasy novel by Eoin Colfer. It chronicles the adventures of Meg Finn, a teenage girl killed in a gas explosion who must earn her place in Heaven by returning to Earth to help the pensioner she attempted to rob.
Plot Summary
Meg Finn is in trouble. Her mother is dead and her only family is an abusive stepfather who does nothing but watch TV all day. So when her mother is dead Meg embarases her stepfather Franco and he is forced to resign from his job, plus his brand new tv that he bought with Meg's ring is ruinded by Meg. When she is forced to help Belch Brennan, a dim-witted criminal, rob the eldery Lowrie McCall, the attempted burglary ends in disaster. In an attempt to scare Meg, Belch shoots a gas tank, killing them both. While Belch is sent straight to hell, Meg's perfect balance between good and evil earns her a chance to redeem herself. She is sent back to earth in order to help Lowrie complete the items on his "wish list": a list of things that he feels will correct the many mistakes he made in his life.
Meanwhile, Satan has decided that he wants Meg's soul in Hell and Beezlebub is forced to send Belch to recapture Meg and "make her bad", making Belch and Elph, the hologram with which he has been equipped, the chief antagonists in the story.
The Wish List:
1) Kissy Sissy - kiss Cicely Ward, aka Sissy, a popular talk-show aunt and one-date girlfriend of Lowrie.
2) Kick a football over the bar in Croke Park.
3) Burst Ball - punch a man who bullied Lowrie at school, Punch Franco.
4) Spit over the Cliffs of Moher
Ultimately, following a confrontation on the edge of the Cliffs of Moher, Belch is destroyed and Meg's final act of holiness - giving her stepfather a new life - gains her entry to Heaven.
Characters in "The Wish List"
Major characters
- Meg Finn - The main heroine who is halfway between good and bad and gets a second chance on earth as a spirit.
- Lowrie McCall - The old man who needs to complete his Wish List.
- Belch Brennan - The evil half-boy, half-dog who has been sent to make Meg fail the Wish List.
- Elph - The computer hologram designed by Myishi to help Belch stop Meg.
- St. Peter - The saint who decides whether or not a person is allowed into heaven.
- Beelzebub - Satan's right hand demon who has been assigned with the return of Meg to Hell.
Minor characters
- Franco - Meg's uncaring stepfather who constantly watches T.V. without changing wardrobe.
- Flit - A tunnel mite who has a grammar problem and gives Meg the 2 backup stones.
- Raptor- Belch's dog, whom he later merges with.
- Cicely Ward - A famous old friend of Lowrie McCall's who he wishes to kiss.
- Luigi Fabrizzi- An Italian who tries to get into heaven at the beginning of the book.
- Dessie - A bouncer who works at Cicely Ward's studio, also brother of Murt.
- Murt - A security guard at Croke Park brother of Dessie.
- Satan - Everyone knows.
- Myishi - An annoying computer geek who lives in hell and made Elph. Similar to Foaly in Eoin Colfers Artemis Fowl series
- Brendan Ball - A bully who humiliated Lowrie at school, but in his adult years regretted his actions.
he's a fatass
Portrayal of Relationship Between Heaven and Hell
Unlike many novels about the relationship of Heaven to Hell, Hell is not portrayed as a completely evil place. For instance, Satan does not always take pleasure in killing or torturing others. Beelzebub is also tasked with all of Satan's inane duties, including handling the capture of Meg Finn herself. Likewise, Heaven is not completely pure, as Saint Peter seems to take pleasure in sending souls to limbo instead of through the Pearly Gates.
Connections to other works
Myishi is a company in The Supernaturalist, another children's book written by Eoin Colfer. Colfer said at the EIBF 2008 that this was also purposeful, as he wants his books to be set in the same universe, and then compared his universe to Marvel's.
Meg Finn shares her surname with Conor Finn, the alter ego of Conor Broekhart, the protagonist of Eoin Colfer's latest work.