Tolog Review: Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie
by Mitch Albom
reviewed by Genevieve Spiotto

Emotions, family, age, culture, and death. In Mitch Albom’s inspiring and eye-opening novel, these are all topics the author himself explores, along with his old college professor, Morrie Schwartz. Throughout the Novel, Albom explores in depth his experiences with Morrie, as he spends time learning from his professor during Morrie’s last years of life. Morrie offers his unique points of view and different ways to experience life and emotions to their fullest. Albom writes a truly amazing novel, allowing readers to experience his Tuesdays with Morrie.

Diagnosed with a fatal illness, and close to death, Morrie obtains many interesting viewpoints about death and life itself. Morrie shares many of these viewpoints with Albom. Throughout the book, Albom experiences Morrie’s death with him, as Morrie learns to face death unflinchingly. Morrie spends his last precious days of life experiencing his emotions and sharing them with Albom. The two of them explore human culture and the unwritten expectations for modern-day people, as well as how to stray from these expectations and live life in pursuit of one’s own happiness. Morrie also offers unique ways to overcome certain emotions, like self-pity, and how to detach from these emotions in order to fully enjoy life. Morrie teaches the importance of human connections, and experiences his own connection with Albom. Albom learns from Morrie the importance of treasuring life and ensuring that one fully appreciates what they have while they have it.

Tuesdays With Morrie is an inspiration for readers who want to learn the meaning of life. Morrie’s wisdom and energy that he demonstrates as he nears death are incredible. Morrie teaches Albom and readers many important lessons, including how to fully experience good emotions and detach from bad ones. Morrie also demonstrates a sense of gratitude and serenity that teaches readers to be thankful, even in the midst of hardship. Most importantly, Morrie stresses the importance of happiness in one’s life, because everyone must face death at some point, however, we can all make our time alive mean something.