Tuesdays With Morrie

The book Tuesdays with Morrie is a classic. It is written by the person who was actually in the book, Mitch. Mitch is earning his degree at a college, which happens to have what will be his life long “coach”. His name is Morrie, and he teaches sociology at Brandeis University. At first Mitch does not think sociology is important and he thinks poorly of the class and professor. He sits in the background and does not participate. That is until Morrie starts to pay attention to Mitch more and more. Morrie takes Mitch under his wing and mentors him about college and life in general. Morrie encourages him to strive for greatness. After graduating Mitch gave Morrie a briefcase with his name on it. This shows just how close they were. Mitch then went

While having free time, he watches Nightline where he sees his old professor, Morrie. He learns that Morrie has developed ALS which is eventually going to kill him. Mitch then feels like he should go to his beloved professor. He travels to Morrie’s home on a Tuesday. Morrie welcomes him with open arms and is so excited to see him. Morrie and Mitch talk for a long time, and then Mitch decides to come back every Tuesday. During these Tuesdays Morrie gives Mitch advice about many different topics. Some of these topics include marriage, regrets, love, family, growing old, and forgiveness. By the end of all of the lessons it is time to say goodbye. The disease spreads to Morrie’s lungs, and Morrie goes into a coma. Morrie dies a peaceful death and goes slowly after two days. Mitch’s life is forever changed and he begins to look at the world

He has a wife, but rarely sees her due to work. “We married after seven-year courtship. I was back to work a week after the wedding. I told her- and myself- that we would one day start a family, something she wanted very much. But that day never came.” (17). He promised his wife when they got married that they could have children, and then he got hung up on work. The couple still does not have any children and Mitch is too invested in his career to even consider it. Mitch also has a brother with pancreatic cancer. Mitch has always believed that he was the one that was suppose to get cancer after his beloved uncle got pancreatic cancer. Instead his brother got it, and he blames himself because of it. His little brother has not talked to his family or him at all. He says that he wants to go through the disease alone because he does not want to disrupt anyone’s life. Mitch then goes through all of Morrie’s lessons and realizes that his little brother needs love and support from his family. Mitch becomes a new person who loves his wife and brother and appreciates the life he has all because of Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie is a seventy eight year old man who loves his job, but loves his family ten times more. Morrie has a large heart and is very wise. He gives Mitch many lessons that help him to work on and better himself. He has a positive impact on everyone around him. Morrie is not afraid of growing old, he loves it. He