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 Mitch
Albom

Mitchell David Albom, also known as Mitch, was

born on 23rd May, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey,
United States. He is an author, musician,
screenwriter, playwright, radio and television
broadcaster, philanthropist, and journalist. In his
early career, he gained national recognition for his
sports writing. Albom's books have sold more than
40 million copies worldwide and he is best known for
writing “Tuesdays with Morrie”,
Why mitch decided to publish “tuesdays
with morrie”?

“Tuesdays with Morrie” is also the book that is closest to his

heart.Recalling why he came up with the book, Albom said he only
wanted to raise even a small amount for his sick professor, Morrie
Schwartz, and that no one, including himself, thought that it would
be such as success. “So when ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ started to
grow and become this huge thing and it went on for years, nobody
could’ve expected it.
 TONE:

Mitch's narration uses very basic language,as most of the book is

composed of dialogue between him and Morrie, word for word
conservations he has transcribed after having tape recorded them prior
to Morrie's death. Mitch's attitude towards Morrie is nothing less than
sweet -and adoring.

TENSE

Frequently shifts in tense from present to past; description of

past events is relayed through a series of flashbacks interspersed
throughout present tense narrations.
 SUMMA
RY

CHAPTER 1 : THE CURRICULUM

Chapter one, “The Curriculum,” introduces the narrative structure of the

opening chapters, the characters, and the themes Mitch Albom discusses in
Tuesdays With Morrie. Albom starts the book talking about the last class of
his professors life. As the only student, he explains, “[t]he subject was the
Meaning of Life”. He flashes back to graduation day, and gives some
background information on younger Morrie Schwartz. Morrie was one of
Albom’s favorite professors at Brandeis University. Albom introduces
Morrie to his parents and gives him a briefcase for a gift. They hug; and
CHAPTER 2 : THE
SYLLABUS

In chapter 2, “The Syllabus” Mitch Albom presents more insight to Morrie’s

character. Morrie knew his health was failing when he could no longer dance.
Morrie loved to dance to any music with or without a partner. When he got to his
seventies, breathing became harder, walking more challenging, and sleep
troubling; h began to see doctors and was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS) . The doctor told him he would eventually die. When Morrie
comes out of the doctor's office with the horrible news, he asks himself, “do I
wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left?” . He decides to
continue living his life to the fullest and keep swimming, with the help of a
 CHAPTER 3 : THE
STUDENT

In chapter 3, “The Student”, Albom explains what has happened to him

since he last saw Morrie on his college graduation day. Years after he
promised to keep in touch, he admits, “I did not keep in touch”. He forgot
about all his college friends, and only occasionally thinks about Morrie. He
moved to New York City with high hopes of becoming a musician.
However, after the death of his uncle he soon realized his life was too short
to waste time on unappreciated music. He decides to continue his education
at Columbia University, obtaining his Masters Degree in Journalism. He
finds the first job available, a sports writer, and writes about famous
athletes. He moved from New York to Florida and eventually moved to
Detroit. In a few years, he is writing sports books, hosting radio shows, and
 CHAPTER 4 : THE
AUDIOVISUAL

In chapter 4, “The Audiovisual”, Morrie began writing “bite-sized philosophies

about living with death's shadow”. One of his fellow professors at Brandeis
University sends them to a Boston Globe reporter and a long article is written
about Morrie and what he is facing. The article fascinated a producer of the
“Nightline”, and he contacts Ted Koppel, the most famous interviewer in
America, to see if he would like to talk to Morrie. One evening as Albom was
flipping through the television channels, he heard the voice of Ted Koppel ask,
“[w]ho is Morrie Schwartz?.The chapter then flashes back to the first time
Mitch met Morrie: It was a small class and Morrie asked Mitch what he
CHAPTER 5 : THE ORIENTATION

In chapter 5 The Orientation, Albom arrives at Morrie’s house still on the phone
with a producer about one of his stories. He does not want to end, the call so he
pretends he is looking for something in his car. Albom then feels guilty for
ignoring his old professor and pretending to search for his keys. When Morrie
sees Albom, he hugs him with so much affection, after almost sixteen years of not
seeing him. The two sit in the house and Morrie begins to speak about his
upcoming death. Albom states, “[a]lthough I was unaware of it, our last class had
CHAPTER 6 : THE
CLASSROOM

Albom and Morrie talk for over two hours that day, mostly about
Morrie’s sickness. Albom begins to wonder what happened to him,
why he is nothing like he was when he was in college. When Morrie
talks about how popular he is because he is dying, Albom thinks,
“[w]hat happened to me?”. Morrie shows Albom how weak he is by
doing a easy breathing test. Mitch eventually leaves to catch his
flight home and hugs Morrie good-bye. Albom goes back to when
he was buying books on Morrie’s reading list. He began appreciating
the study of human relations and caught Morrie’s contagious passion
CHAPTER 7 : TAKING ATTENDANCE

A few weeks after his visit with Morrie, Mitch flies to London to cover
Wimbledon. He notices the slough of printed tabloids and hungry reporters
around him. He thinks of Morrie and their conversation. “I remembered what
Morrie said during our visit: ‘The culture we have does not make people feel
good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture
doesn’t work, don’t buy it.’” When Mitch arrives back in Detroit, the unions at
his newspaper had gone on strike. Mitch was currently out of his newspaper
job. He called Morrie and the two agreed to meet again the following Tuesday.
The chapter then flashes back to Mitch’s sophomore year in college when he
began to meet Morrie outside of the classroom for discussions. Mitch talks to
Morrie about his aspirations in life because Morrie listens, unlike Mitch’s father
 BOND BETWEEN MORRIE AND MITCH [A STUDENT AND A TEACHER]

Morrie becomes a mentor for Mitch inside and outside of the

classroom. Morrie becomes the catalyst for Mitch to discover
what is important in life. Throughout his illness, Morrie
displays a very positive mental attitude. He does not feel sorry
for himself because his body is slowly deteriorating. He looks
at the positives in his life and the things he is still able to do.
His positive attitude inspires Mitch to examine re-himself, his
motives for doing things and the joy of simply being alive. As
he reflects back on his life, Morrie realizes he purpose was to
OVERVIE
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE IS ON
W THE BEST SELLING BOOKS.
BASED ON THE TOPIC I THINK
THAT IT WILL HAVE A HAPPY
ENDING. MORRIE AND MITCH
WILL DEVELOP A CLOSE BOND
ONCE AGAIN. I THINK MITCH
WILL HELP MORRIE RECOVER
AND MORRIE WILL INSTEAD
HELP MITCH IN HIS LIFE
AFFAIRS . HE WILL ENCOURAGE
HIM TO ACHIEVE HIS DREAM AS
A MUSICIAN . TO ME I THINK
THE ENDING WILL BE SIMILAR
TO MY PREDICTION.