Tuesdays With Morrie By Mitch Albom Analysis

Essay Topic 5 Throughout the course of Mitch Albom’s weekly visits to see his dying professor, Mitch brought Morrie bags of food. This starts because, as he watched his professor wither, Mitch felt compelled to do something for Morrie. As Morrie’s disease progresses he soon loses the ability to eat many foods. Despite this, Mitch clinged to his ritual of supplying food since it provided consistency as he watched Morrie slowly deteriorate. This food was very relevant to both of their pasts because it helped them relive their Tuesdays spent talking at Brandeis University. After reuniting they enjoyed these Tuesdays once again over meals while they still could.

Essay Topic 4 After being diagnosed with ALS, Morrie slowly started losing many key abilities such as walking and eating. Morrie knew that one day he would have to be assisted in one of the most personal tasks, wiping his own behind. Unlike many of these other losses, this loss of ability scared Morrie the most. This became Morrie’s greatest fear because it showed a complete dependency. He knew that once he lost the ability to wipe his own behind he would be deprived of all independence and perhaps even his dignity. When this fear became
I know that Morrie’s enlightened words will stay with me forever. His phrases like “Accept what you are able to do, and what you are not.” and “Learn to forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.” are truly words to live by. Tuesdays with Morrie is written with three key parts; Mitch and Morrie’s backstory labeled by school terms, flashbacks, and the Tuesday meetings message. Through this setup I was able to fully understand Mitch’s and Morrie’s character, their past, and about Morrie’s priceless life lessons he taught to Mitch. This entire book was heartwarming, meaning, and gave me a new perspective on the meaning of