(pp. 1-40) After reading the first forty pages in Tuesdays with Morrie, I feel that I have obtained a decent character overview of Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz. What I have learned so far in this book is that time can change a person. Mitch Albom was once a joyous young student, who was great friends with his dear professor, Morrie. But time changed Mitch. Experiences shaped Mitch to be a much different person; almost unrecognizable to the young man he was in college. When Mitch wrote about the slow and agonizing passing of his fairly young and favorite uncle, it reminded me of our classroom discussions about invisible versus visible deaths and our first experiences with death. When Mitch and his family averted their eyes from his
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41-54) Upon my completion of reading this section of Tuesdays with Morrie, two subjects consumed my mind—society and culture. The themes of society and culture in the novel mirrored our textbook reading, classroom discussions and assignments. While Morrie consumed his life in holistic and humanistic culture, Mitch consumed himself in avarice culture. The passages made me think about our cemetery assignment and the affect of media. During my time spent in the cemetery, some of the deceased had grandiose and intricate gravestones. Is this how they wanted to be remembered? Is this how they wanted to impress their grave visitors? Did this stone truly reflect who is buried underneath? When Morrie speaks about people chasing the “wrong things,” I think this over-decorative display is one of those wrong things. Especially in our American society, we are driven to make money, be successful and display our wealth through our belongings—such as Mitch Albom’s house on the hill and multiple cars. The media affected Mitch. He aspired to have luxury items like the professional athletes whom he interviewed and wrote about. However, Morrie was far from a gasconader. Rather, he exemplifies his wealth in showing others affection and
41-54) Upon my completion of reading this section of Tuesdays with Morrie, two subjects consumed my mind—society and culture. The themes of society and culture in the novel mirrored our textbook reading, classroom discussions and assignments. While Morrie consumed his life in holistic and humanistic culture, Mitch consumed himself in avarice culture. The passages made me think about our cemetery assignment and the affect of media. During my time spent in the cemetery, some of the deceased had grandiose and intricate gravestones. Is this how they wanted to be remembered? Is this how they wanted to impress their grave visitors? Did this stone truly reflect who is buried underneath? When Morrie speaks about people chasing the “wrong things,” I think this over-decorative display is one of those wrong things. Especially in our American society, we are driven to make money, be successful and display our wealth through our belongings—such as Mitch Albom’s house on the hill and multiple cars. The media affected Mitch. He aspired to have luxury items like the professional athletes whom he interviewed and wrote about. However, Morrie was far from a gasconader. Rather, he exemplifies his wealth in showing others affection and