![]() ![]() As part of this quest, Morrie conducts research on how other cultures around the world view death. Mitch’s uncle's death is one of the primary reasons that Mitch decides to pursue a Masters degree and gives up becoming a professional pianist, and the lack of love and affection in Morrie’s life without his mother and before his father's remarriage drive Morrie to build his own family that values affection and the showing of emotion.ĭespite a natural human fear of death, Morrie seeks to find a means of facing or engaging with it so he can die peacefully. However, these personal instances of death serve as catalysts for change. Mitch, for instance, is severely shaken as a young man by the untimely death of his favorite uncle, and Morrie never fully recovers from the death of his mother. While these events have little effect on the actual storyline, they emphasize that death is all around us and affects everyone. At the beginning of nearly every lesson, Mitch shares of a story of death from the newspaper he reads on the plane ride to Massachusetts, and he regularly notes developments in the high-profile OJ Simpson murder trial going on at the time. ![]() Morrie ruminates throughout the fourteen weeks on the effect that other people's deaths have on the living. The book, then, serves as a meditation on death. The lessons that Morrie imparts to Mitch arise from Morrie's desire to teach the world about death and how to live when one's dying, as he faces the inevitability of his own fast-approaching death. Morrie: In His Own Words.The events of Tuesdays with Morrie are set in motion when Mitch finds out his beloved former college professor is dying and decides to visit him.Letting Go: Morrie's Reflections on Living While Dying. ![]()
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