Tuesdays with Morrie Section 8 Discussion

The Fourteenth Tuesday: We Say Goodbye Tuesdays with Morrie The Fourteenth Tuesday: We Say Goodbye

Question 1 Where does Mitch find Morrie when he arrives to his house? What quote does this reiterate? Morrie is in bed Morrie’s aphorism “When you’re in bed, you’re dead”

Question 2 Why does Mitch continue to bring food to Morrie’s family? Mitch continues to bring food because he is trying to hold on to a tradition that he and Morrie shared. Mitch describes it as trying to hold on to a small part of a relationship when you are losing someone.

Question 3 What is Morrie finally able to make Mitch do? In Mitch’s last visit with Morrie, Mitch cries when he says good-bye.

Tuesdays with Morrie Graduation

Question 4 How is Morrie’s death different from the way in which he lived his life in the months before his death? Morrie spends the last months before his death surrounds by his friends and family. Throughout his experience with ALS, Morrie wants the physical affection and mental stimulation of being around people. When Morrie passes away, he is alone.

Question 5 How might Morrie’s and Mitch’s relationship be considered circular? Morrie and Mitch have always been Tuesday people. Throughout Mitch’s college career, a majority of the courses he takes with Morrie are on Tuesdays. When Mitch returns to visit Morrie, he comes on a Tuesday. Finally, Morrie’s burial is on a Tuesday.

Additional Information Hibiscus Plant- Pg. 188 Morrie’s death- Fourth of November, went serenely (in his sleep) Small gathering- simplicity

Tuesdays with Morrie Conclusion

Question 6 Describe Mitch before and after his renewed relationship with Morrie. Before Mitch reunited with Morrie, Mitch was a shell of man. He spent his time in search of fame and money. He did not have time for relationships with people. He has lost sight of his priorities and his dreams. Over the course of his visits with Morrie, Mitch rediscovers his priorities and shuns the popular conception of happiness. Mitch learns to create his own culture instead of falling into the trap that society creates.

Question 7 What becomes of Mitch’s relationship with his brother Daniel? Mitch and his brother reconnect. Mitch vows that he would like to keep Daniel a part of his life.

Question 8 Explain why Mitch Albom wrote the book. The book is published because Morrie suggests it to Mitch. Morrie suggests that the book be Mitch’s final thesis. The profits from the book pay for Morrie’s medical bills.

Question 9 What is the significance of the last two paragraphs of the novel? “A Small hibiscus plant shed its pink flowers. The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience. The teaching goes on.” The circle of the book. The circle of life.

Mitch’s Aphorism Pg. 190- I want to tell him to be more open, to ignore the lure of advertised values, to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking, as if it were the last time you might hear them.”

Tuesdays with Morrie The Afterward