Tuesdays With Morrie By Mitch Albom

“The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live”, a dying man named Morrie Schwartz said. The book Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom leaves a person with deep thought about the way they live their lives. The reader gets a great understanding of the love filled relationship between a student and a teacher. The reason that people still read this book is because it truly enlightens the reader with a story of friendship and turns them toward a happier path of life. As Morrie’s slow descent begins, he teaches you about the importance of loving those around you; friendship filled bonds, the idea of putting yourself after the people you love, comforts the reader’s thoughts on death, and teaches the reader about losing someone. First of all, this book is large on the idea of selfless living. Throughout the entire book Morrie tries to teach Mitch on how to improve his perspective on life, such as his relationships with others. When the reader leaps into Mitch’s life he has become selfish like a spoiled child. His sights have been set on earning money alone. Morrie’s goal is to return Mitch to the student he was 16 years ago. Morrie is a big supporter on the idea of love and peace. Mitch always asks Morrie
Almost instantly the bond between Mitch and Morrie is seen, the reader can clearly see that they are best friends. Mitch oftentimes will spend time with Morrie outside of class, such as them eating lunch together or Morrie helping Mitch with schoolwork. This shows the reader that they want to spend time with each other rather than be anywhere else. The reader should almost be able to feel the love through the writing. Whenever a person is unhappy with themselves or upset about something, having the love or attention from another person almost always improves the