Compare And Contrast Tris With Mady And Tuesdays With Morrie

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Throughout history, books and speeches have guided, entertained, informed and helped persuade people. The First Amendment guarantees our right to freedom of speech, which allows for us to read or write whatever book we want, and have the ability to have free speech. We all die, but how would you react if you knew your death was sooner than later? Morrie in the book “Tuesdays with Morrie” and Randy in the “Last Lecture” both are ill, and know they are going to die soon. At a first glance, you may think Morrie and Randy are very similar, both, dying, living life to the fullest, talking about complicated stuff, and both teaching. However, if you take the time to read “Tuesdays with Morrie” or listen to the “Last Lecture” you would realize that they show some superficial differences. In comparison there is many differences, what they talk about, who they are, the themes, the lessons learned. Tuesdays with Morrie is about the final lesson between a dying professor and an old college student(Mitch), who happens to be the author. Mitch used to be Morries old student in psychology, and reconnects when he sees Morrie in an interview on the show …show more content…

One of the main themes is love, Morrie brings up love throughout the book. A great simile morrie says is ““Without love, we are birds with broken wings,” (79). Morrie believes that everyone needs love, or they can’t function or work. Morrie doesn’t just believe that you need love from other people, but you need to love yourself also. Morrie states on page 52 ‘"love is the only rational act" he says this because many people believe if they let love in they’ll come to soft, but you need love. Another theme of Tuesdays with Morrie is too show affliction, and caring to others. “. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

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