Rhetorical Devices In Tuesdays With Morrie

Madison Armstrong Papineau English 10 Honors 1 May 2024 Tuesdays with Morrie Rhetorical Analysis Life is not defined by a singular moment, life can be defined by the memories made, the love spread, and the good put into the world. Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir written by Mitch Albom in 1997. Albom tells the story of his old college professor, Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz struggles with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as A.L.S. A. L. S. is a condition where the nerve cells break down, causing muscles to lose functionality. It leaves the brain unaffected, so the patient is still mentally sound while the body deteriorates. The events described in the book focus on the time leading up to Schwartz’s unfortunate passing, with flashbacks to 1979

Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as I’m sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you’re looking for, no matter how much of it you have” (125). This quote shows how strongly he felt that money isn’t needed to be happy, but that being able to be loving and not a person ruled by status and money is what is best to live the best life. We know logically it is not possible to go to the store and buy happiness, but there are things bought to make people happy, but that happiness only lasts for a fleeting time. If a memory is made, that happiness will last longer than the happiness from money. On page 103 of Tuesdays with Morrie Shwartz states, “Don’t cling to things because everything is impermanent.” This quote further proves Morrie Shwartz’s belief in not clinging to what is perceived as important. He is telling the reader that they should look to people and memories, holding onto those things will leave a lasting impact. Both the quotes mentioned above are logically true, you know that objects won’t last forever and that the objects you think you need now are only