What Dreams May Come (pgs 200-267 end)

Summary
Chris is talking to his wife Ann, but now that she is in Hell she stills believes she is alive, living on earth. Ann really does not recognize Chris, she says that he looks alittle like her husband the funny thing is that is her husband. Chris is really trying to show her that he it is him, but the more similar things they have in common she gets more distance. She just does not want the help he wants to give her. Chris finally tells Ann that he is her husband, but she does not believe him. Not one bit. He decided to say thank you to Ann for all the great times they had with each other and finally she believes him after all his thank yous, he wants to stay with her even if it has to be in Hell. Chris had helped his wife out of Hell something that has never been done before, but she is not with him in Summerland she back on earth. Albert says she chose rebirth and now she lives in India. Albert explains to Chris that Ann chose this, but Chris wants to choose rebirth too, so he can be with her. This woman Albert takes him to tells him that not every soul can be reborn easily there has to be a reason. Chris has chosen to be reborn in order to be with Ann because they are soulmates. Chris tells his brother Robert that he was able to choose his lifestyle even his parents. He decided to be born in Philadelphia and become a doctor, so when he travels to India he fall in love with the woman who has Ann's soul. Chris wanted to send his story to his before he left and that is why he contacted a physic. Robert found the parents' of the baby that had Chris' soul and wonder if everything Chris told him will come true.

Quotation
The woman is telling Chris how rebirthing is done, "When a soul who seeks reentry into flesh selects his preference of parents...if there is competition, so to speak, for a particular placement, the computer will decide which soul is most appropriate to the task" (Matheson 257).

Reaction
Chris found the only way to be reunited with his wife that was to be reborn just like she did, which I think is so sweet because he has all that love for her. The process of being rebirth sounds very simple Chris was able to pick what he wanted his life to be like on earth, he choose his destiny. I thought Chris would be happy in the afterlife that he would of just waited for Ann there, but he is willing to start all over to be with her. As the woman said that if what Chris calls a computer (but it really is more complex then that), feels that Chris did not really have to be reborn it would not choose for him to go. I knew that Chris was not going to accept that the only choice was that he was going to be reborn. I was suprised that he did not decide to live in India like Ann choose because he would be closer to her. It makes since he has to become a doctor and that is the way he bump into her later on in his life when he travels to India. It does not makes since if every soul gets to pick how they will live their life, how come some people's lives go do not go through the right path;because I would think that maybe all souls' pick a good destiny for themselves. Maybe that is why the computer picks the better soul to be reborn to probably avoid things like that. Matheson has a great imagination and his description of Heaven and Hell felt very believable I really like the story. Can't wait to watch the movie.