Tuesdays with Morrie
Stephanie Hunter
Mrs.Steinke
Tuesdays With Morrie
5 June 2012
Tuesdays With Morrie In the book “Tuesdays With Morrie” we are given a good look into Morrie’s childhood, and how it helped shape him into the man he became. Even though the relationships he had with his family weren’t always stable, he learned something important from each one of them. He learned about death and grief from his mother, how not to love from his father, how to love from his stepmother, and compassion from his little brother. Although things weren’t always easy at home, he still learned the right way to properly raise his own family, with a loving wife, and how to keep their relationships strong right up until the end. One of the events that had a major effect on Morrie’s life was the death of his mother. Even though the time Morrie has with her was limited, most of the memories he had with her were good ones. Like when she was working at the candy shop, but they ended when she became sick. When she did become sick, Morrie tried ignoring the fact that she was because he thought that it would go away if they pretended it was never there to begin with. But eventually the day came, and Morrie had to read his own mother’s death notice aloud to his family. From this experience, even though it took him awhile, Morrie learned that life can go on after death, and it will, because it has to. Morrie’s father was one who never showed him any affection or care. He acted as if his wife had never actually been alive at all, and told Morrie to never talk about her. He wanted to convince Morrie’s little brother, David, that their new stepmother, Eva, was his real mother. Morrie said that he always carried that as a burden and hated his father for that. The only real evidence that he had of his mother being alive was her death notice. Because of the love he always longed for from his father, but was always left disappointed, Morrie made a promise with himself. If he were to ever have children of his
Mrs.Steinke
Tuesdays With Morrie
5 June 2012
Tuesdays With Morrie In the book “Tuesdays With Morrie” we are given a good look into Morrie’s childhood, and how it helped shape him into the man he became. Even though the relationships he had with his family weren’t always stable, he learned something important from each one of them. He learned about death and grief from his mother, how not to love from his father, how to love from his stepmother, and compassion from his little brother. Although things weren’t always easy at home, he still learned the right way to properly raise his own family, with a loving wife, and how to keep their relationships strong right up until the end. One of the events that had a major effect on Morrie’s life was the death of his mother. Even though the time Morrie has with her was limited, most of the memories he had with her were good ones. Like when she was working at the candy shop, but they ended when she became sick. When she did become sick, Morrie tried ignoring the fact that she was because he thought that it would go away if they pretended it was never there to begin with. But eventually the day came, and Morrie had to read his own mother’s death notice aloud to his family. From this experience, even though it took him awhile, Morrie learned that life can go on after death, and it will, because it has to. Morrie’s father was one who never showed him any affection or care. He acted as if his wife had never actually been alive at all, and told Morrie to never talk about her. He wanted to convince Morrie’s little brother, David, that their new stepmother, Eva, was his real mother. Morrie said that he always carried that as a burden and hated his father for that. The only real evidence that he had of his mother being alive was her death notice. Because of the love he always longed for from his father, but was always left disappointed, Morrie made a promise with himself. If he were to ever have children of his