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Essay / Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albon - 624
What is the theme of the book? Maybe it was a teacher or a family member. Someone older, wiser, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you their trust to help you achieve your dreams. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor. The book Tuesdays with Morrie "is a book about an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lessons" written by Mitch Albon. The story is about Mitch's favorite professor from Brandes University, Morrie. Morrie now suffers from ALS, a very cruel disease that slowly cripples the body. Morrie had taught sociology and continues to teach Mitch "the meaning of life" and how to accept death and aging. The book Tuesday with Morrie is home to many interesting themes and, in my opinion, the most important are "Love or Die", "acceptance through detachment", and "rejection of popular mores in favor of self-created values". Mitch taught many lessons, but the most important was “Love or Die.” During his fourteen Tuesday lessons with Mitch, Morrie taught him...