Tuesdays With Morrie By Mitch Albom

Not everyone gets to live life the longest as possible, there are things which prevent people for living life to the fullest. In the novel “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom, Morrie Schwartz going has so much longer to live because he was diagnosed with ALS and was given two years left to live. Morrie gives Mitch advice on the “Meaning of Life”, not just in the college courses he taught but in real life situations. Mitch Albom’s own personal experiences with Morrie to create a theme throughout the story of dying, and accepting death even though it is commonly thought out to be a negative thing. Having a positive impact on people and life is all a person can ask for. Mitch uses his own experiences to develop the understanding of the meaning of life. Morrie gives off little bits of advice to Mitch to help him develop his character throughout the story.
He always thought of work, money and materialistic things to satisfy his own personal needs without looking at what he was doing to himself; “I bought a house on a hill, I bought cars, I invested in stocks and built a portfolio” pg 16. Keep in mind Mitch was not even at the age of thirty five when he accomplished all of this. Mitch was so caught up in all of this that his wife divorced him because he never gave her attention. It was always money and materialistic things before laying down and spending time with people who cared about him. Throughout the story, Morrie gives Mitch advice about what he should do at certain times, this builds Mitch’s character to understand what the meaning of life is. It’s not all about the money and fame, Morrie makes it seem that it is more of what you have done with your life and the people that you cherish than anything. Mitch develops positive characteristics throughout the story and realizes that all the money isn’t all worth it and should focus on living life to the