Morrie's Ideas In The Giver By Lois Lowry

Morrie’s ideas raise up a lot of questions. What makes an emotion? How are we able to feel emotion? It makes me think of The Giver by Lois Lowry. In The Giver is a society where all emotion is eliminated, meaning that humans cannot feel emotion. It’s very interesting to compare how emotion plays a huge role in both stories. Morrie is someone who has felt sadness, pain, and grief, yet people in The Giver never get to experience those emotions. I think Morrie is trying to tell Mitch to detach himself from his emotions because he wants Mitch to accept that life is short and that nothing is permanent.

I think that Morrie is saying that learning comes from experience. As people age, they experience more of the world and learn valuable lessons about life. Similarly, as people age, the get closer and closer to death. The possibility that you will die will increase dramatically as you age. Through aging, Morrie is stating that people come to embrace and accept that death will inevitably come. With that, people don’t fear failure. They can do the things that they want and hopefully live a better life as a result. Honestly, it’s a very powerful message. I agree with Morrie’s statements all the way. It’s got me wondering. What if people were immortal? Would his words still apply?
Necessities meaning food and other things. However, Morrie is saying that Americans are so used to associating more with good. Since people view having more of everything is good, they lose sight on what are the things that we need to have more of. It reminds me of how American food portion sizes are much larger than in other countries. In the past, humans did not have the abundance of food and items we have now. Thus, having more of something provides people with that sense of accomplishment and