Tuesdays With MorrieAn Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Great

Lesson

Krista SmallMs. Stone

College CompositionVisual Book Report

November 1, 2013

Mitch Albom: The Student

• Mitch was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey.

• He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1979 at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, majoring in sociology.

• Tuesdays with Morrie is the chronicle of Mitch’s time spent with his beloved professor Morrie Schwartz. As a symbol of his love, Mitch wrote the book to help pay Morrie’s medical bills.

Morrie Schwartz: The Professor

• Morris "Morrie" S. Schwartz: December 20, 1916 – November 4, 1995

• Morrie was a sociology professor at Brandeis University and an author.

• In August 1994, Morrie was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.– ALS is a neurological condition characterized

by rapidly progressive weakness, muscle atrophy and fasciculation's, muscle spasticity, difficulty speaking (dysarthria), difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), and difficulty breathing (dyspnea).

The Cirriculum

A Professor’s Final Course: His Death“The last class of my old professor’s life took place once a week, in his home, by the window in his study where he could

watch a small hibiscus plant shed it’s pink flowers. The class met on Tuesdays. No

books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from

experience.”

The Lessons• The First Tuesday: We talk about the

World.– “The most important thing in life is to learn how to

give out love, and to let it come in.”

• The Second Tuesday: We talk about the Feeling Sorry for Yourself.– “It’s horrible to watch my body slowly wilt away to

nothing. But it’s also wonderful because of all the time I get to say good-bye.”

• The Third Tuesday: We talk about Regrets.– “I want to remember your voice, even after your

gone.”

The Lessons

• The Fourth Tuesday: We talk about Death.– Everybody knows that their going to die, but

nobody believes it.”

• The Fifth Tuesday: We talk about Family.– “Without love, we are birds with broken wings.”

• The Sixth Tuesday: We Talk About Emotions.– “When you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”

• The Seventh Tuesday: We Talk About the Fear of Aging.– “Embrace Aging, you grow, you learn more.”

The Lessons

• The Eighth Tuesday: We talk about Money.– “We put our values in the wrong things, and it

leads us to very disillusioned lives.”

• The Ninth Tuesday: We talk about How Love Goes On.– “A Teacher to the Last”

• The Tenth Tuesday: We talk about Marriage.– “Love each other or perish.”

The Lessons

• The Eleventh Tuesday: We talk about our Culture.– “People are only mean when threatened, and

that is what our culture does. Jobs, the economy, they threaten us.”

• The Twelfth Tuesday: We talk about Forgiveness.– “Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive

others.”

• The Thirteenth Tuesday: We talk about the Perfect Day.– “Death ends a life, not a relationship.”

The Fourteenth Tuesday: We Say Goodbye.

Audience

• Anyone who may be dealing with a terminal illness, either personally or with someone close to their heart.

• Anyone who is going through a difficult time in their life.

• This book is very inspirational and moving. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Rating

• 5 star rating!– This book topped the New York Times

Non-Fiction Bestsellers list of 2000.

• Does it live up to the “hype”?–Most definitely. – This book was exactly what reviewers

has said it to be.