Reaction to Tuesdays with Morrie
Reaction to Tuesdays with MorrieTuesdays with Morrie is a phenomenal book. Lately I have been too busy to read books, so I have skimmed them, but when I started to read this book, I could not put it down. A strong student-teacher relationship is really unknown these days. In most instances it is a US against THEM mentality with the students being the US and the teachers being the THEM. In an education setting this can occur, when this wall is thrown up, there are too many obstacles to try and overcome.
I liked this book for several reasons. One being I had a teacher in my senior year in high school who was my inspiration. She pushed me and motivated me to go over and beyond the call of duty and to that I give her many thanks. Whenever I had a problem I could go and talk to her and she would be there for me. At times she was my mom and other times she was a friend. Just like Mitch, there were times in which Morrie served as Mitch’s teacher and other times when he was just a friend.
When I first looked at the book cover I wondered why was the title what it was. Then after reading the book and realizing that everything they did took place on a Tuesday made perfect sense. Morrie’s classes were on Tuesdays, his office hours were on Tuesdays, their get togethers were on Tuesdays, and so was Morrie’s funeral. Symbolism and irony is what I could call this. By this being a true story, it is really awkward that all these events occurred on Tuesdays.
I definitely believe in spirituality and fate and it was truly fate when Mitch saw the television and it mentioned something about Morrie. Then this started the Tuesday class sessions. Morrie’s courage was very evident, he was not afraid to die, unlike most of us. Most people are terrified of death, and it is hard to deal with it, especially when you do not know when it is going to occur. However, Morrie knew death was approaching soon and he did not show fear. He continued to live his life as any other person would. Although he could not do the things he...
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