Figurative Language In Tuesdays With Morrie

Morrie Schwartz is the epitome of a person who always is on top of the world. He looks on the bright side of things. He is an optimist. He has the same goofy smile on his face every day and stays positive no matter what. Many people find it hard to always be happy like Morrie, but they would find it impossible if they knew his condition. In the book Tuesdays With Morrie, Morrie was a college professor at Brandeis University. Mitch Albom was one of his many students who he touched while he taught the subject sociology. A bond automatically formed between the two of them. After Albom graduated college they drifted apart, however not until over 20 years later Mitch reconnects with him. Every Tuesday the coach and the player come together and

He uses it to form a better understanding of the numerous lectures he teaches. Morrie says, “‘We’re all going to crash! All of us waves are going to be nothing’… ‘No, you don’t understand. You’re not a wave, you’re part of the ocean”’(180). This example portrays that when you die you are not forgotten, you are apart of a whole world and a million ways that you will be remembered. Once you die you are not going to be a thing of the past. You have people that will cherish you forever. This helped give the reader more comprehension on what he was talking about with death this whole time. This quote connected something else Morrie said, “‘... death ends life not a relationship’” (174). He emphasizes the fact that death does not mean that you are gone forever. Morrie chats with Mitch almost every Tuesday since they caught up with each other. Inside all of these talks are evident teachings that Morrie hopes Mitch will always keep close to heart. The author uses dialogue to express that. For instance, “‘Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others’” (162). Morrie taught himself all of these things because he knew how close to death he was. He illustrates a picture in our minds by using all these different examples of things he learns from his life experiences. Since Morrie knew what death was like, he learned how to handle it and decided he needed to tell others how he did. He wanted