Tuesdays With Morrie By Mitch Albom

The process of death is a very trying time. Even though it is easy to want to shut yourself down, it is important to make the most of the little time you have left. Sometimes, the best way to learn about these kind of things, is to read about other people’s experiences in the situation, as the novel Tuesdays with Morrie persists. Tuesdays with Morrie is a book written by Mitch Albom, about the lessons that a college professor taught a former student, both when he was alive and his final stages of life. In the book, the main character, Morrie Schwartz, is a beloved professor who is diagnosed with ALS. Former student Mitch Albom also played a big role in the book, as he had promised he would come back around to see Morrie, however it would take him a while to do so. Although Morrie had
Throughout the course of the book, Morrie teaches Mitch things like why not to feel sorry about yourself, or how to forgive people even though you may not want to. After Morrie had died, Mitch reached out to his brother, who he did not have a good relationship with, to tell him he had changed and wanted a better relationship. The book mentions, “Not long after Morrie's death, I reached my brother in Spain. We had a long talk. I told him I respected his distance, and that all I wanted was to be in touch-in the present, not just the past-to hold him in my life as much as he could let me.” (The conclusion 188) Without the influence of Morrie, this encounter with Mitch’s brother likely would’ve never happened. Mitch and his brother have never really had a strong relationship. Mitch has done things to hurt his brother, and his brother has done some things to hurt Mitch. However, the lessons Morrie taught him encouraged Mitch to reach out to his brother and forgive all the things that had happened in the past, and look to build a relationship with his