Tuesdays With Morrie

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Tuesdays with Morrie is a novel that follows a journey of a man who loved to move his body and lose control on the dance floor to a man who can barely control his breathing. Morrie was a bright professor how loved to teach and loved even more to learn. He was a teacher at the University of Chicago. He had a very enthusiastic student who joined every class that Morrie taught. That student was Mitch Albom. Mitch and Morrie formed an inseparable friendship over at the university. Mitch would spend much of his free time with Morrie, adoring everything the Morrie said or did. At his graduation, Mitch gave Morrie a brown briefcase a symbol that represented their friendship. Mitch did not want more to forget him, but it was Mitch who forgot more. Morrie asked Mitch to visit; Mitch made a promise to visit Morrie whenever he had time. …show more content…

Mitch became tremendously successful. He earned a significant amount of money, had stocks, a large house, multiple cars, and a wife. While flipping through channels, Mitch caught a glance of his professor on Nightline and discovering that Morrie suffered from a terminal illness he decided to visit Morrie. The first day Mitch spent with Morrie was turned into an old reunion party, where the two talked about what had happened to them for the past sixteen years of their separation. Mitch felt guilty because he wanted to see his professor before he could no longer walk. After their two hour reunion, Mitch left promising to return to