Adversity In Elie Wiesel's Tuesdays With Morrie And Night

It has been said that there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. One could argue that there are, in fact, three certainties in life. Life will always present you with adversity. In the books Tuesdays with Morrie and Night, Mitch Albom and Elie Wiesel present the absolute epitome of adversity. Tuesdays with Morrie is a book all about Morrie Schwartz teaching Mitch Albom the absolute necessities in life. Morrie is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as ALS. In this book he demonstrates exactly how to live one’s life to the fullest, even with death looking one in the eye. In Night, Elie Wiesel paints the perfect picture of the absolute struggle that was the holocaust. He portrays the struggles in grand detail and shows just how terrible his conditions were. Both books are perfect examples of adversity in one’s life, and the books help teach how to deal with it. Tuesdays with Morrie and Night both fight …show more content…
Morrie is a firm believer that one must have family to survive. Throughout the entire process of his slow and painful death, Morrie has family by his side. On a particular Tuesday, Mitch asks to talk specifically about family. When asked about his thoughts, Morrie said, “The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it is not the family. it has become quite clear to me as I have been sick.” (Albom 91) This shows just how important family truly is. Family can help one stand firm. Family can even push one to keep going in the roughest of conditions. In Night, Elie’s father did exactly that: he pushed him forward. Elie was always so afraid to lose his dad that he would do anything to keep him alive. In the book, there are several times when Elie risks everything just to keep his father by his side. In such terrible conditions, one could only hope to have someone there to support