Originally Posted by
adamak
Why does he want to reach 5 million? Kind of a strange goal.
I just hope they get the facts right. I can already see all of us FTers rolling our eyes in the movie theater.
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In the book he's basically on a quest for 1MM. I don't remember there being a real reason for it, but he's on that quest. Possibly a lifetime status, but I'm not positive. And at each turn something happens that prevents it. It is really just a fun-loving story. Not a lot of substance to it, other than the various travel things that always happen. As I recall, the airline is also trying to prevent him from hitting the magic number.