Tuesday With Morrie Identity

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Image 1.1 ‘Tuesday with Morrie’ book cover
The investigation started by analyzing the novel itself and the intention of the writer. After understanding the main idea of the book, detailed investigation was carried out by researching the world of 21st century. The research gave general idea about the world of 21st century. Next, the investigation was focused on ‘what is life?’ with regards to the novel and additional online research. In the novel, Morrie mentioned about how fully are students and adults independent. The investigation looks deeper into the relationship between independency and self-identity. Further investigation takes place by finding the meaning of death and why people fear of death. Lastly, the process of Mitch finding his self-identity and the changes he faced were investigated.
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His change has brought up a research question:
To what extent does the novel ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’, by Mitch Albom, guide students entering adulthood to find their

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