Mitch Albom's Tuesdays With Morrie
CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL
Culminating Activity – The Journey Motif
Tuesdays with Morrie
ENG 4U1 – Period 2
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
In Mitch Albom’s novel Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch’s journey with his college professor ultimately strengthens him as an individual.
The first lesson Morrie teaches Mitch that helps him grow as a person is love. At the beginning of the book, Mitch is afraid to show emotion or express love. Morrie teaches Mitch a very important lesson “Love each other or die” (Albom, 163). Morrie also has a motto in the novel “Love wins, love always wins” (Albom, 40). These quotes show how Morrie values love, and how important it is. Mitch learns these lessons and is taken on a journey from being afraid to love, to being able to express it to everyone. Through love Morrie explains to Mitch the meaning of life, “Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to something that gives you purpose and meaning.” (Albom, 127). Morrie is the ultimate teacher in this novel and through love helps Mitch’s character grow …show more content…
He doesn’t truly understand the value in life until his meetings with Morrie. Morrie teaches Mitch the true value in life, family. Mitch explains to Morrie “I traded lots of dreams for a bigger pay check, and I never realized I was doing it” (Albom, 33). Mitch expressing this to Morrie shows that he truly understands the value in life now, he is no longer just about money. Morrie teaches two great lessons “Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness” (Albom, 125) and that in the world “There’s a big confusion in this country over what we want and what we need” (Albom, 126). Morrie teaches Mitch the true value in life, and this understanding allows him to grow as a
Culminating Activity – The Journey Motif
Tuesdays with Morrie
ENG 4U1 – Period 2
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
In Mitch Albom’s novel Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch’s journey with his college professor ultimately strengthens him as an individual.
The first lesson Morrie teaches Mitch that helps him grow as a person is love. At the beginning of the book, Mitch is afraid to show emotion or express love. Morrie teaches Mitch a very important lesson “Love each other or die” (Albom, 163). Morrie also has a motto in the novel “Love wins, love always wins” (Albom, 40). These quotes show how Morrie values love, and how important it is. Mitch learns these lessons and is taken on a journey from being afraid to love, to being able to express it to everyone. Through love Morrie explains to Mitch the meaning of life, “Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to something that gives you purpose and meaning.” (Albom, 127). Morrie is the ultimate teacher in this novel and through love helps Mitch’s character grow …show more content…
He doesn’t truly understand the value in life until his meetings with Morrie. Morrie teaches Mitch the true value in life, family. Mitch explains to Morrie “I traded lots of dreams for a bigger pay check, and I never realized I was doing it” (Albom, 33). Mitch expressing this to Morrie shows that he truly understands the value in life now, he is no longer just about money. Morrie teaches two great lessons “Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness” (Albom, 125) and that in the world “There’s a big confusion in this country over what we want and what we need” (Albom, 126). Morrie teaches Mitch the true value in life, and this understanding allows him to grow as a