Tuesdays with Morrie

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Tuesdays with Morrie

By: Mitch Albom

Summary:

The novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is about a young man named Mitch who travels hundreds of miles one a week, every Tuesday, ust to see his old professor whom everyone calls Morrie who is with a rare disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Since Morrie appeared in a T.V. Show entitled “Nightline” , he became popular around the world. He started to receive letters, phone calls, and personal visits. In fact, one of his visitors is Mitch Albom, his old student who promised to keep in touch but never did.

Never did they know that their reunion every Tuesday will turn out to be a new class with Morrie as a teacher and Mitch as the student. Their weekly discussion is about “The Meaning of Life”. As the days pass by, Mitch learned many things while Morrie became weaker and weaker. He also began to talk about his tombstone and the idea of his cremation. Then one Saturday morning…he died. All of his close relatives came home from distant places including his sons, Rob and Jon. Although hundreds of people wanted to attend, Morrie’s wife decided to keep it privately.

The story ended with Mitch reading his brother’s letters that gave him tons of laughter. Morrie made a big change in Mitch’s life.

Character Sketch:

The character in the novel named Morrie Schwartz is an old man with sparkling blue – green eyes. Like other old people, he has a thinning white hair. He also has a gaunt face.

Morrie is an old and retired professor of Brandeis University located in the city of Waltham, Massachusetts where he used to teach sociology.

He is weak and he has ALS. But despite of the sufferings he faces, he still tries to be optimistic and see good things in all the bad things happening in his surroundings.

He is a good man with a strong faith in God. He is an intelligent person with a sound mind. He is also a loving husband, a caring friend, a considerate professor, a good counselor, a strong believer, and a man of wisdom. With the exception of his illness, I can say that Morrie Schwartz is indeed a perfect person.

Moral Lesson:

This novel teaches us to think positively and to disregard the bad ones when insurmountable trials enter our lives. We must try to find something good in our surroundings and learn to appreciate them even though they are simple. You will realize the importance of something when it is already gone, when you can do nothing to take it back. We must be strong when facing problems must like what Morrie did so that we can win against our problems and prove God that we have a strong faith in Him. We must also thank Him for guiding us especially when our hope is low. I also realized the importance of family in one’s life because they are there to give you moral support. Thanks to this book, I become a better person.