Question #1: "People see me as a bridge. I'm not as alive as I used to be, but I’m not yet dead. I'm sort of ... in between." (Albom, 32-33). What is a bridge, how does a bridge symbolize Morrie's current situation, and how else does Morrie relate to a bridge?
A bridge is a structure that helps to link one place, to another. As mentioned, Morrie symbolizes himself with a bridge because he is in between life and death, and he tells people what they should pack or how they should prepare themselves. Morrie also symbolizes the bridge that links Mitch back to his old self as evident in the chapter "The classroom". Mitch is constantly taken back to his old days, comparing himself to his life back then and now, and asking "What happened to me?” Mitch concludes that "I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it."(Albom, 33). A bridge can also be defined as a structure that carries a load and in this case, the ALS disease could be that load that weighs Morrie down.
Question #2: "Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not …show more content…
Oftentimes, death is perceived as something scary, sad or simply just "the end". In the story, he demonstrates to the audience that death should not be something to be embarrassed about. Unlike Koppel, who is in a nice fitted suit, Morrie walks on with a shaggy gray sweater and refuses to wear makeup. The way he presented/ acted in front of the cameras also shows that death emphasizes the good traits of a person. "Because Morrie sat in a wheelchair, the camera never caught his withered legs. And because he was still able to move his hands ... he showed great passion when explaining how you face the end of life." (Albom, 21). Not to mention his sense of humor also shows that death is not as painful as it may appear to be. Finally, it helps to further create a better culture (reference to question
A bridge is a structure that helps to link one place, to another. As mentioned, Morrie symbolizes himself with a bridge because he is in between life and death, and he tells people what they should pack or how they should prepare themselves. Morrie also symbolizes the bridge that links Mitch back to his old self as evident in the chapter "The classroom". Mitch is constantly taken back to his old days, comparing himself to his life back then and now, and asking "What happened to me?” Mitch concludes that "I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it."(Albom, 33). A bridge can also be defined as a structure that carries a load and in this case, the ALS disease could be that load that weighs Morrie down.
Question #2: "Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not …show more content…
Oftentimes, death is perceived as something scary, sad or simply just "the end". In the story, he demonstrates to the audience that death should not be something to be embarrassed about. Unlike Koppel, who is in a nice fitted suit, Morrie walks on with a shaggy gray sweater and refuses to wear makeup. The way he presented/ acted in front of the cameras also shows that death emphasizes the good traits of a person. "Because Morrie sat in a wheelchair, the camera never caught his withered legs. And because he was still able to move his hands ... he showed great passion when explaining how you face the end of life." (Albom, 21). Not to mention his sense of humor also shows that death is not as painful as it may appear to be. Finally, it helps to further create a better culture (reference to question