Aphorisms In Tuesday With Morrie

The theme is reflected through the people in the book, and events that take place in the

One of Oscar Wilde’s most notable works, The Importance of Being Earnest, showcases Wilde’s bizarre and arguably backwards take on the literary device known as an aphorism. Most commonly, aphorisms are used in a didactic context and tend to reflect some form of ethical guideline or universal truth. It is easy to write off Wilde’s utilization of the device as ironic, as the aphorisms used in the play demonstrate values that are diametrically opposed to those we recognize in the real world; however, due to the aforementioned fact that aphorisms are typically meant to point out a universal truth, it can be argued that Wilde’s use of the device is quite proper in the sense that the specific universe created in the work just happens to be different

Prompt: The novel contains many literary elements and references to different works of literature, how do these convey the themes of the novel?

In the novel tuesdays with Morrie, a man by the name of Mitch Albom goes to visit his old sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, after hearing word that Morrie was dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or most commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. During their last few Tuesday meetings Morrie gave Mitch serious advice on life death and everything in between. This paper will address various concepts in sociology that are portrayed in the novel with the help of the symbolic interactionism perspective.

Part Four: What does this quotation mean? Why is it significant? How does it connect to an emerging theme of the novel? What is the impact of this passage on the reader?

‘’We all need teachers in our lives’’ Mitch said that quote to Morrie. Saying that we learn some from everybody. Morrie learns a lot before he dies because he thinks about life more. Then Mitch was always there for him.

‘The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.’ The American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes once said. Tuesdays with Morrie is exactly the book that gets me through life and what it suggests always echoes in my mind, reminding me of every word I said and affecting every decision I make.

In the book I can connect to some of the things in it. In life people have happy things happen and negative things happen. “Life throws too much crap at us as it is, so why hold onto something

There are a lot of different aphorisms in Tuesdays with Morrie. Like “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.” Morrie means to show that people should accept that if they can do something they should do it and if they are not able to do something they should accept it. I can not relate to thin aphorism because when I can’t do something I try to find a way to do it no matter what. Another aphorism is " Learn to Forgive yourself and to forgive others." What Morrie means by this is you should forgive yourself for what you have done in the past and then you can forgive others to. I can relate to this aphorism because I have done things I wish I didn’t but i forgave myself and others. "Don't assume it's too late to get

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” (Lee 149).

When you are unable to function without aid of someone you feel lifeless. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie a retired psychology professor from Brandis University is dying from ALS. A student Mitch is back for his final lesson from his old teacher. This lessons topic is the meaning of life. When faced with his known fate Morrie refused to stay in bed and was very active. He said “When you’re in bed you’re dead.”(Albom 131). I had a life experience where I was very sick and I realized his meaning of lifelessness and your dependency on others.

Everyone in the world is somehow connected. Either by blood, by what you like, or by your ancient ancestor. The idea of being connected is strongly presented throughout the

Q1- Compare the ways in which the authors of both texts explore the themes of friendship and responsibility.

8. Name some sentences/quotes within the text the could be considered important to meaning/moral of the story.

When was the last time that you had a true heart to heart with someone? When did you last truly feel an emotion? How many times have you sent a laugh to someone through the phone without even smirking? The world we live in is becoming less and less human. As technologies develop we develop with them and find ourselves to be lost without electronics. This is leading us down a path that will dehumanize the modern population leaving the human race more like robots. I believe that Tuesdays with Morrie may be able to help change the path that we are on.