Tuesday's with Morrie
Thesis: In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Aldom gains a new understanding on life's lessons taught by his old professor Morrie. I. The lesson on the second Tuesday in the novel is feeling sorry for oneself. II. The lesson on the fourth Tuesday is death. III. The lesson on the fifth Tuesday is family. IV. The lesson on the eighth Tuesday is money. V. The lesson on the tenth Tuesday is marriage. Old Professor-New Lessons Mitch Albom attended many classes taught by Morrie Schwartz during his years at Brandeis University, but he does not attempt to learn the meaning of life until he is in his forties. The knowledge of his favorite professors illness forces Mitch to rekindle an old friendship. In the process of finding an old friend, Mitch acquires many life lessons that give him a new meaning to his existence. Mitch and Morrie meet on Tuesdays. On the second Tuesday, the topic of discussion is feeling sorry for oneself. On this day Mitch asks Morrie, "Do you feel sorry for yourself." (Albom 56) Morrie responds: Sometimes in the mornings, that's when I mourn. I mourn what I have lost. I mourn the slow, insidious way in which I'm dying. But then I stop mourning. I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on all
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Approximate Word count = 980
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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