illustration of author Mitch Albom sitting next to Morrie Schwartz, who is lying in a bed

Tuesdays With Morrie

by Mitch Albom

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What role do Morrie's morals play in his reaction to his terminal condition?

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Morrie Schwartz’s morals are the reason he wants to share himself with Mitch Albom. Morrie views it as a way for him to live on after he dies and is also a way for him to express his love for other people.

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In Mitch Albom's novel Tuesdays With Morrie , Morrie's morals play an integral role in his life, especially once he realizes his time on Earth is running out. While Morrie's morals have guided him in how he lived his life, it is this grim reality that spurs his need...

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to share the wisdom he has acquired before he dies.

If Morrie had not held such strong ideals throughout his life about how people should interact with others and the world around them, then he wouldn't have been driven to contact Mitch. The morals that guided his life are the bulk of what he and Mitch discuss during their fourteen Tuesday meetings together. It is their discussions that form the chapters of the book.

One of the main ideals that Morrie holds in the highest regard is the idea that love is the essence of every person. He embodies this as he faces his own mortality by wanting to share his wisdom. Without the role his morals played in his life, it would have been easy for Morrie to spend his dying days privately with his family; however, that was not the case. Morrie Schwartz held to his morals letting them guide how his lived his life, especially in his final days.

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