Theme Of Adversity
Why must this world have adversity? The world is suppose to be a happy, peaceful place. Life is a precious thing, and why must there be difficulties to ruin that? “Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handle it that makes people unique.” The quote just stated came from Kevin Conroy. These words are very truthful and real. This point is proven in both the novels Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom and Night by Elie Wiesel. These books each have their own themes of adversity, they each handle adversity in their own ways, and have similarities and differences concerning this topic. Both of these novels deal with the theme of adversity. Although there is the obvious struggle in each of the novels, there
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In both books, there is a father and son relationship. In Albom’s book the relationship is with Morrie and his father, and in Wiesel’s book the relationship is between Elie and his father. The two stories each have the main theme of dying. Morrie is slowly dying of ALS, just like Chlomo is slowly dying of sickness and hunger. Night time is also a main part of these two stories. At night, Morrie lays in his bed and thinks of all of the negatives. At night in the other novel, the bad things happen and the Jews are forced to run. There are also many differences in the books. Morrie keeps his faith throughout his death, but Chlomo and Elie are both losing their faith. Morrie is not so much religious like Elie and his family. Morrie is more about life lessons rather than religious factors. Morrie believes people are all humane, and the other book displays inhumanity. Many factors make these books similar and different. The books Tuesdays with Morrie and Night are great stories and lessons. Within all of the adversity is also different difficulties. The main adversity in both novels is death. Morrie and Elie’s father both eventually die, but they both have their faith in the end. Elie comes out of this tragic time with a different perspective on life just like Mitch does after visiting Morrie. These books each have their own themes of adversity, they each handle adversity in their own ways, and have similarities and differences concerning the topic of
In both books, there is a father and son relationship. In Albom’s book the relationship is with Morrie and his father, and in Wiesel’s book the relationship is between Elie and his father. The two stories each have the main theme of dying. Morrie is slowly dying of ALS, just like Chlomo is slowly dying of sickness and hunger. Night time is also a main part of these two stories. At night, Morrie lays in his bed and thinks of all of the negatives. At night in the other novel, the bad things happen and the Jews are forced to run. There are also many differences in the books. Morrie keeps his faith throughout his death, but Chlomo and Elie are both losing their faith. Morrie is not so much religious like Elie and his family. Morrie is more about life lessons rather than religious factors. Morrie believes people are all humane, and the other book displays inhumanity. Many factors make these books similar and different. The books Tuesdays with Morrie and Night are great stories and lessons. Within all of the adversity is also different difficulties. The main adversity in both novels is death. Morrie and Elie’s father both eventually die, but they both have their faith in the end. Elie comes out of this tragic time with a different perspective on life just like Mitch does after visiting Morrie. These books each have their own themes of adversity, they each handle adversity in their own ways, and have similarities and differences concerning the topic of