Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom?

katlacroix · Post by **katlacroix** » 06 Sep 2009, 16:41

What was the author's main message or theme? What is point the author is wishing you to consider? How is this represent in the novel?

I figured it was the importance of love, but how is this reprsent in the novel?

lpooloriginal · Post by **lpooloriginal** » 07 Sep 2009, 21:00

Well i just finished reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven which was absolutley amazing. If you havent read it yet i suggest it strongly. But im reading this book next so when i finish ill comment you back.

book.worm · Post by **book.worm** » 11 Sep 2009, 09:17

]he book tuesdays with morrie was very touching, and it made me cry.

i learned a lot from this book..its about life and how to give importance on it..

it made me realize how important life is, and how to give important to every people who give meaning to it..

lpooloriginal · Post by **lpooloriginal** » 16 Sep 2009, 17:53

The main theme of the book is the fact that life is too short and not to wait til the end to realize the beauty of it. That was the point of Mitch writing the final "thesis". Morrie wanted the world to begin appreciating every aspect of life that him and mitch covered on their tuesdays: family, love, relationships, marriage, before it was too late. Besides the fact that the book gave you an emotional connection with the main character by displaying his impoverished life it was an amazing read. without having an overly religious undertone Albom had the ability to incorporate family, sex, relationships, and religion in an overall joyful and compelling read. The author wanted you to understand that its never too late to start appreciating and analyzing life. we dont stop until we take our last breath and death is never something to be ashamed of. embrace and celebrate it as if it were a birth.

mmyea · Post by **mmyea** » 16 Sep 2009, 22:23

It's about taking what you have and what you have chosen in life and letting it make and keep you happy and conversely, making sure you don't waste too much time on what doesn't make you happy. That's a huge theme for Albom-- it's in 5 People You Meet in Heaven too. You can't waste time pitying yourself and being sad or angry when you have everything you need to make life satisfying. You can't ignore what you have.

textbookonly · Post by **textbookonly** » 17 Sep 2009, 06:38

By the time I finished reading Tuesdays With Morrie I couldn't stop the downpour... I was so moved by the book that I couldn't stop crying.

A story of a man dying and a man enriching his life by the dying man's wisdom. A story about friendship. A story about the vast power of life. A story I will read over and over again, and cry each time again.

It is a story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil. It reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us. Plus, we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. And finally we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully.